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World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by FredTheMan, April 28, 2013
1. World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated and erected by Willet C. Sanford Post No. 433 in memory of
J. Lewis Howell • Willet C. Sanford • Edward B. Watson • Leonard F. Coulton • Harvey I. Ely • William H. Duke Jr • William McClain • J. Knowles Hogeland • Catherine H. Christman A.N.C

Who gave their lives to the cause of humanity

"The Right Is More Precious Than Peace"
 
Erected by Willet C. Sanford, American Legion Post 433. (Marker Number 1.)
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, World I.
 
Location. 40° 12.449′ N, 74° 46.757′ W. Memorial is in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is at the intersection of Legion Avenue and Clymer Avenue on Legion Avenue. Located on the property of Summerseat. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Morrisville PA 19067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Summerseat (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Summerseat (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); USS Liberty Memorial (about 500 feet away); Robert Morris (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robertson Art Tile Company (approx. 0.3 miles away);

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Old Millstone (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pennsylvania (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trenton Ferry (approx. 0.7 miles away in New Jersey). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morrisville.
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by FredTheMan, April 28, 2013
2. World War I Memorial Marker
Summerseat is to the left of the marker (the back side)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2013, by FredTheMan of Bristol, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on September 14, 2015, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2013, by FredTheMan of Bristol, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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