Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gold Star Mothers Memorial
Photographed by Karl Stelly, May 10, 2013
1. Gold Star Mothers Memorial
In honor of the American Gold Star Mothers for their Sacrifice, Service, and Patriotism
A Mother's tears were shed today
For a battle long ago.
Her precious gift to a warrior son
Whose fate.....she'll never know.
Not Heroes shiny medals
For courage through their fears
No ribboned badge of honor
Can match a Mother's Tears
Marsha B. Megehee
Erected 2013.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism • Women.
Location. 39° 49.19′ N, 77° 14.059′ W. Memorial is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on Steinwehr Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south. The memorial is located in Veterans Park on the West side of Steinwehr Avenue, just North of the American Civil War Wax Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 297 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Tale of Two Brothers (here, next to this marker); Culp Brothers Memorial (here, next to this marker); "The Great Peace Jubilee" (a few steps from this marker); "Four score and seven "
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Additional commentary.
1. A Mother's Tears
To read the complete poem, "A Mother's Tears" by Marsha Burks Megehee, please visit www.wrensworld.com/veteranmotherstears.htm.
— Submitted August 8, 2013, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Photographed by Karl Stelly, May 10, 2013
2. Gold Star Mothers Memorial
A wider view, showing the park area the memorial sits in
Photographed by Karl Stelly, May 10, 2013
3. Gold Star Mothers Memorial
A wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2013, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,000 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2013, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
