George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
N 39° 54.037 W 079° 43.857
17S E 608484 N 4417497
The George C Marshall Memorial Plaza is located at the "Five Corners" at the West End of the City of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of Mr. Marshall.
Waymark Code: WMF6PP
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2012
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The George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza is located in the birthplace and boyhood home of General of the Army George C. Marshall, and honors the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Secertary of State with narrative plaques, rare historical photographs, a statue of the General, the Flags of Nations, a walkway that recalls Turn of the 19th Century Uniontown, and an arched bridge over Coal Lick Run, where Marshall played as a boy. The Plaza also contains statues of a World War I Doughboy and a World War II GI. The Plaza was formally dedicated Oct. 26, 2003, by Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom.
Name: George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza
Street Location: West Fayette and West Main Streets at Mount Venon Avenue
Local Municipality: Uniontown City - Fayette County
State/Province, etc.: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Memorial/Commemoration: George C. Marshall, US Gov't Official and Nobel Prize Winner
Date Established: 2003
Picnic Facilities: None
Monuments/Statues: Statues of George C. Marshall
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Coal Lick Run
Special Events: None
Web Site: Not listed
Recreational Facilities: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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