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World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 1, 2013
1. World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of those men of Dorchester County who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 38° 34.515′ N, 76° 4.332′ W. Memorial is in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It is on High Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Distinguished Service Cross (a few steps from this marker); The River (within shouting distance of this marker); To the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Last Skipjack to Be Built (within shouting distance of this marker); The Waterman's Way of Life (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Wharf (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Launch Boat (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.
 
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World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 1, 2013
2. World War I Memorial Marker
WW 1 Marker, Fountain, and Flag Pole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 5, 2018
3. WW 1 Marker, Fountain, and Flag Pole
DAR Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 5, 2018
4. DAR Plaque
Presented by
Dorset Chapter, N.S. D.A.R.
to the
Boy Scouts — Cambridge, MD.
November 11, 1933
The City of Cambridge<br>Maryland - 1684 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 5, 2018
5. The City of Cambridge
Maryland - 1684
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 729 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.   3, 4, 5. submitted on March 7, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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