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 Jersey Shore Multi War Monument - Jersey Shore, PA Posted by:  ODragon
N 41° 11.881 W 077° 16.039
18T E 309880 N 4563217
This is a multiwar monument in the Jersey Shore Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM6FRG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2009
Views: 4
This is a multiwar monument in the Jersey Shore Cemetery. It is located in the lower center of the cemetery. The road forms a traffic circle around it.
It is a column shape with a text marker on the bottom and a statue on the top. I would guesstimate that it is about 30 feet tall.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Revolutionary War
War with England
Mexican War
Civil War
Spanish American War
In Honor Of: Soldiers and Sailors
Marker Text:
Erected December 20, 1907, by the citizens of Jersey Shore and vicinity, to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the
Revolutionary War;
War with England 1812-1814;
Mexican War 1846-1848;
Civil War of 1861-1865,
and the Spanish American War of 1898
This column is from the state capitol erected in 1819-1821, and destroyed by fire February 2, 1897.
"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."
Lincoln.
Date of dedication: December 20, 1907
Who Put it Here?: Citizens of Jersey Shore
Description of Memorial:
This is a large pillar with a statue at the top.
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