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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Phoenixville
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Vicinity
▶ Chester County (225) ▶ Berks County (138) ▶ Delaware County (194) ▶ Lancaster County (304) ▶ Montgomery County (234) ▶ New Castle County, Delaware (425) ▶ Cecil County, Maryland (164)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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This tree is dedicated
as a memorial to our comrades
Phoenixville Post 482
American Legion
Walter Caffrey • Alfred I. Campbell
William E. Carr • Joseph C. Chrisman
Ralph H. Cowell • William Cox
Louis H. Ennis • George W. Erb . . . — — Map (db m25119) WM |
| Near Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 23), on the left when traveling west. |
| | This Coffee Bean Tree a Scion
of a Tree planted at Mount Vernon by
George Washington
A Tree which he raised from
Seed Brought Back by Him from the
Ohio Valley in 1784
Replanted Here – 1954 — — Map (db m51756) HM |
| | An early female scientist considered one of the best educated female naturalists of her day, Lewis dedicated her life to the study of botany and zoology. She exhibited her Chart of the Animal Kingdom at the Centennial Exposition in 1876, and won . . . — — Map (db m84957) HM |
| Near Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 23), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Honor Court to
Brigadier General Lachlan McIntosh
A General charged with the Safety of
George Washington,
the Commander in Chief of the
Continental Army at Valley Forge 1777-78
A Native of Georgia in Command of the
“Life . . . — — Map (db m51742) HM |
| Near Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 23) west of Valley Creek Road (Pennsylvania Route 252), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Start of the Horse-Shoe Trail in Penna. Valley Forge to Appalachian Trail on Stony Mt. 121 miles – through Chester, Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin counties. This marker erected 1972 by the Horse-Shoe Trail Club, Inc. 1935 in memory . . . — — Map (db m45264) HM |
| | ASM International
The Materials Information Society
has designated
Phoenix Iron & Steel Company
A Historic Landmark
“Established in 1783, from a modified grist mill, the Phoenix Iron & Steel Works was the site of many metalworking . . . — — Map (db m23710) HM |
| On Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Established in 1783 and incorporated in 1855, the Phoenix “works” produced nails, rail, Civil War cannons, weaponry for 20th century wars, and structural steel. Among its well known products were the Griffen Gun, 1861, and the Phoenix . . . — — Map (db m23707) HM |
| On Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | We salute our Phoenixville men
who served with honor, distinction,
valor and pride in the
Vietnam War...
These men made the ultimate
sacrifice and will never return.
PFC. Thomas J. Vontor July 9, 1966
Lt.(JG) James Kelly Oct. 26, . . . — — Map (db m23737) WM |
| On Main Street at 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | This plaque is dedicated
to those who gallantly
served during World War I
This plaque is dedicated
to those who gallantly
served during World War II
This plaque is dedicated
to those who gallantly
served during Korean War
This . . . — — Map (db m23738) WM |
| | The wrought iron Phoenix Columns here in the Symbols of Steel Sculpture Garden once supported the floors of the Stegmaier Brewery, a Wilkes-Barre, PA, landmark. The Romanesque style brewery building was constructed in the late 19th century and . . . — — Map (db m23715) HM |
| On Main Street at Third Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | The Griffen Cannon
One of 1400 guns made at Phoenix Iron
Company Shops between 1860 and 1865.
Invented by John Griffen
These 3 inch wrought iron rifled field
pieces served the Union forces with great
merit during the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m23716) HM |
| Near Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 23), on the left when traveling west. |
| | [In Circle]
To Honor the Maker of First American Flag
Erected
1923
Elizabeth Griscom
ROSS
Ashbourne
Claypoole
1752
1836
BETSY ROSS — — Map (db m51739) HM |
| On Valley Forge Road (Route 23), on the left when traveling east. |
| |
To Marylanders Who Served Here
Col. Tench Tilghman, Confidential Aide to Washington, who wrote:---
--“formerly of my family - in every action (of) the main army - often refused his pay - left as fair reputation as ever . . . — — Map (db m51458) HM |
| On Charlestown Road at Buckwalter Road, on the right when traveling west on Charlestown Road. |
| | Opened in 1943, it was among the nation's largest military hospitals by the end of World War II. Able to treat more than 3,000 patients in over 100 buildings, the facility specialized in the pioneering treatment of war-related eye and burn injuries, . . . — — Map (db m71355) HM |
| On Valley Forge Road (Route 23), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Village settled by the workers at iron forge begun in 1742. The forge and part of village were burned by the British army in 1777. Washington's quarters during the winter of 1777-78 were in the Isaac Potts' house, a part of the original village. — — Map (db m51761) HM |
| On Vally Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 23) at Owen Road - Horseshoe Trail, on the right when traveling west on Vally Forge Road. |
| | Village settled by the workers at iron forge begun in 1742. The forge and part of village were burned by the British army in 1777. Washington's quarters during the winter of 1777-78 were in the Isaac Potts' house, a part of the original village. — — Map (db m51762) HM |
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