Donegal Church War Memorial - Mt. Joy, PA
N 40° 06.061 W 076° 33.947
18T E 366539 N 4440144
The sandstone Revolutionary War obelisk, memorial was dedicated to those soldiers who served in the colonial and Revolutionary Wars in 1899. It was erected on the grounds of the Donegal Presbyterian Church.
Waymark Code: WMGV5A
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2013
Views: 7
The sandstone Revolutionary War memorial was dedicated to those soldiers who served in the colonial and Revolutionary Wars in 1899. Located in the center of the driveway area, the fifteen foot shaft bears the names of the officers from Donegal who fought in the Indian Wars prior to the Revolution, the officers who took part in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, delegates to the convention at Carpenter's Hall in 1776, members of two companies attached to the Flying Camp in the Battles of Long Island and Kinks Bridge, and officers of the 3rd Battalion of Penn Militia.
This monument along with the Witness Tree (now gone) recalls the loyalty felt at the time when not only America was a point of change but Donegal Church, itself, was at a turning point. -- NRHP Nomination Form for Donegal Presbyterian Church Complex, page 3.
The obelisk is part of the church complex. There is a circular patch of dirt/landscaping which surrounds the monument. The names on the sandstone were unreadable. One inscription on the base reads: ERECTED By The Witness Tree Chapter D.A.R. and Descendants 1899. Another base inscription reads Brandywine Sept 11, 1777. I was able to read a few names but those two inscriptions are the only ones I could make out for sure.