A Solid Foundation - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
N 39° 54.040 W 079° 43.835
17S E 608515 N 4417503
This Sign is one of several located at 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: WMNRJ8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2015
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A Solid Foundation - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
This plaque is one of several in a parklet memorizing the life, career and legacy of George C. Marshall. General Marshall was the Secretay of State in the 20th
century and is known for the creation of the Marshall Plan. He brought the country out of a post-World War II crisis and assisted in WWII as well.
Plaque Text
A Solid Foundation
[Nostalgic Photo at Left ]
The Marshall household was the last residence on West Main Street before crossing the small stream called Coal Lick Run. The barn and what the family called "The Orchard," a carriage house,
house, four large apple trees, a brick spring house, "A very crude shack," where George kept his rabbits, and right outside his bedroom window, off the second floor, "A Grapevine on Summer Mornings where George pull(ed) down bunches of delicious Concord grapes.
Friends of Marshall
Group that erected the marker: Friends of Marshall
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Business US 40
Uniontown, PA USA
15401
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