George Catllett Marshall - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
N 39° 54.044 W 079° 43.833
17S E 608518 N 4417510
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: WMNRJ7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2015
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George Catllett Marshall - 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
George Catlett Marshall
[Nostalgic Photo at Left ]
The commander of the US Army in World War II, The Author of the Plan for European economic recovery after the war, and the winner of the 1953 Nobel
Prize for Peace was born on Main Street across front this site on December 31, 1880. The youngest son of Laura and George C. Marshall Sr. struggled in some school
projects, however,he excelled in one, history. "It is clear he got a thorough grounding in the American Tradition." In Uniontown, Marshall himself recalled, I...
stuck my nose into everything."
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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