Cranford in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Purple Heart Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

1. Purple Heart Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the recipients of this nation’s oldest military decoration “The Purple Heart”

Combat Wounded Veterans-1782 Military Order of the Purple Heart 1932.

My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind maybe peace will come in my lifetime.

Erected by Union County Chapter #28 M.O.P.H.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 39.67′ N, 74° 18.458′ W. Memorial is in Cranford, New Jersey, in Union County. It is on Springfield Avenue. This memorial is located in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 350 Springfield Avenue, Cranford NJ 07016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: Lest We Forget (a few steps from this marker); Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Abbott Harker, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Crane’s Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Tree Planted by the Village Improvement Association (approx. ¼ mile away); Crane’s Mills

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Crane Farm and Village Home Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cranford Remembers (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cranford.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

2. Purple Heart Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.