Soldier and Sailor Walk Memorial (Marcus Hook, PA)
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Memorial field
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Dedication Date:
2003-05-24
Address:
Delaware
Pennsylvania
United States
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Dedicated to the men buried at Saint Martin's Church Cemetery (1699) who bravely served their country in the following wars:
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
War of 1812 1812-1815
Mexican War 1846-1848
Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898
May your names not just lie on dusty pages in
history books and on worn gravestones, but be
engraved in our hearts for all eternity.
Dedicated May 24, 2003
In Tribute To Helen M. Imburgia
The Marcus Hook Community Development Corporation salutes
Helen M. Imburgia, Genealogist-Historian
for her diligent research of military records of veterans in St. Martin's Church Cemetery which resulted in providing for the replacement of 73 unmarked or illegible headstones now lining the cemetery's Soldier and Sailor Walk Memorial.
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The Marcus Hook Community Development Corporation, Helen M. Imburgia
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Indigenous Land
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Data Sources:
Historical Monument Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=102614
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