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Trolley Square in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

of Delaware

 
 
Soldiers and Sailors Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 26, 2020
1. Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Inscription.
Soldiers and Sailors
Monument
In Commemoration of Delaware’s
Patriotic Dead who Sacrificed
Their Lives for their country
During the Rebellion of 1861 -65

 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: HeroesWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 45.306′ N, 75° 33.575′ W. Monument is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Trolley Square. It is at the intersection of North Broom Street and Delaware Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Broom Street. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Wilmington DE 19806, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Memorial Day Parade and Soldiers and Sailors Monument (a few steps from this marker); Wilmington Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 1315 Delaware Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); 1313 Delaware Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank E. Schoonover Studios (approx. 0.2 miles away); Detective Thomas P. Conaty Jr. (approx. Ό mile away); Encampment of Continental Troops 1777 (approx. Ό mile away); A City’s Growing Demand for Water (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
 
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Christopher Columbus (was about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
 
Soldiers and Sailors Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 26, 2020
2. Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Soldiers and Sailors Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, February 8, 2013
3. Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The thanks of the
Monument Association
Are Extended to Eli Crozier
For valuable services rendered
In the completion of this monument
Soldiers and Sailors Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, February 8, 2013
4. Soldiers and Sailors Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,491 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3, 4. submitted on February 10, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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