Downtown Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Soldiers Grove
Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 30, 2008
1. Soldier's Grove Marker
[Additional plaques line the grounds of Soldiers Grove:]
To Pennsylvania's Unknown Veterans
By blue-green river,
in sunlight and moonglow
we, your valiant dead,
ask that you remember us.
This tree stands in living memorial to Pennsylvania's sons and daughters who served in the American Revolutionary War
This tree stands in living memorial to Pennsylvania's sons and daughters who served in the War of 1812
This tree stands in living memorial to Pennsylvania's sons and daughters who served in the Mexican-American War
This tree stands in living memorial to Pennsylvania's sons and daughters who served in the American Civil War
This tree stands in living memorial to Pennsylvania's sons and daughters who served in the Spanish-American War
This tree stands in living memorial to Pennsylvania's sons and daughters who served in World War I
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This tree stands in living memorial to Pennsylvania's sons and daughters who served in the Korean War
This tree stands in living memorial to Pennsylvania's sons and daughters who served in the Vietnam Conflict.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 40° 15.927′ N, 76° 52.918′ W. Memorial is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Downtown Harrisburg. It is on Commonwealth Street 0.1 miles south of North Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 517 North Dr, Harrisburg PA 17120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: The Pennsylvania State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); C. Delores Tucker (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. Colored Troops Grand Review (about 500 feet away); Agents of Change / The Women of Bethel (about 600 feet away); Old Brick Capitol (about 700 feet away); Pennsylvania State Capitol Building
Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 30, 2008
6. State Capitol looking through Soldiers Grove.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,188 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 6. submitted on March 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
