Spurgeon Milton Keeney (1893 - 1988)
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deano1943
N 39° 45.905 W 076° 40.746
18S E 356178 N 4403032
This Historical Marker is located on S. Main Street, in the small town of Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM246
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2005
Views: 19
The humanitarian's boyhood home. Served worldwide, 1917-76. In Asia, directed UNICEF; aided family planning. Chief, UN's Italy relief; assisted Russian relief. A YMCA officer in Mesopotamia, Siberia, Estonia, Poland; later was on it's U.S. Council.
Marker Name: Spurgeon Milton Keeny
County: York
Date Dedicated: 07/17/1993
Marker Type: City
Location: 155 South Main Street, Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
Category: Government & Politics, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 20th Century
Website: Not listed
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