Cooke Township near Newville in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
On This Spot Were Found
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, January 6, 2017
1. On This Spot Were Found Marker
On This Spot Were Found Three Babes in the Woods
Nov. - 24 - 1934
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.
Location. 40° 3.953′ N, 77° 18.308′ W. Marker is near Newville, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Cooke Township. Marker is on Centerville Road (Pennsylvania Route 233) 0.1 miles Pine Tree Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newville PA 17241, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Camp Michaux (approx. 2.7 miles away); Pine Grove Furnace POW Interrogation Camp (approx. 3.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6˝ miles away); Kidnapped (approx. 6˝ miles away); Joseph Ritner (approx. 6.6 miles away); Trine Memorial Park (approx. 6.7 miles away); In Memory of James and Jane Weakley (approx. 6.8 miles away); First Casualty In Cumberland County (approx. 7 miles away).
More about this marker. This marker is shaped like a Keystone Marker
Also see . . .
1. The Babes in the Woods. PAJack (Submitted on January 6, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Babes in the Wood murders (Pine Grove Furnace)
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Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, January 6, 2017
2. On This Spot Were Found Marker
Courtesy of Jeanine Fischbach Fisher ©, November 6, 2016
3. Memorial for the 'Babes in the Woods' at Westminster Memorial Gardens.
Burial cemetery for the 'Babes in the Woods' located in Carlisle (Cumberland County) Pennsylvania (about 15 miles from this marker.) Also buried here are Elmo Noakes (father of Dewilla and Cordelia, and stepfather of Norma) and Winifred Pierce. The American Legion honored Noakes for his military service with full military honors, about 100 feet from the graves of his daughters.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on January 7, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
