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|  The News - Frederick, MD, USA
in Etched in Stone A plaque in the sidewalk of downtown Frederick, Maryland commemorating the Frederick News. posted by: NCPositronics location: Maryland date approved: 05/01/2019 last visited: 05/24/2020 |
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|  Abraham Lincoln - The Pennsylvania State Memorial - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone Yet another permanent copy of the Gettysburg Address can be found here at the largest monument in Gettysburg. The bronze tablet has been here for over 100 years! posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/27/2011 last visited: 06/18/2017 |
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|  Abraham Lincoln – Gettysburg National Military Park – Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A phrase from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address can be found on the reverse side of the 1st New York Independent Battery Monument. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/20/2013 last visited: 09/02/2016 |
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|  Oliver Cromwell – Gettysburg National Military Park – Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone The maxim attributed to & delivered by Oliver Cromwell in 1834 when addressing his troops during the invasion of Ireland as they were about to cross a river found its way 52 years later on the front of the sharpshooter monument, incised on the front. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 03/25/2013 last visited: 05/24/2015 |
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|  Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg National Cemetery - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A monument dedicated to Lincoln's 'brief appropriate remarks' at the dedication of the Nat'l Cemetery can be found inside the same. Featuring a bust of Lincoln in the center & flanked by two bronze plaque on granite which contain The speech. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/25/2011 last visited: 11/07/2021 |
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|  Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Davis - Gettysburg National Military Park - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone The monument features a quote by Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Davis. The marker and quote are an interesting memorial to the Confederates of Miss. & is probably one of the newest if not the newest monument to be placed in this historical military park. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/05/2011 last visited: 05/10/2015 |
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|  Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg National Cemetery - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone Etched in Bronze on stone is a facsimile of the Bliss/Bancroft copy of the Gettysburg Address as delivered by Abraham Lincoln here at this site on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/27/2011 last visited: 05/10/2015 |
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|  Edward Everett - National Cemetery - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A few hundred yards from this site, just before Lincoln's famed Gettysburg Address, noted orator, Edward Everett delivered a 2 hour dedication speech. A memorable quote from that speech is forever inscribed on Gettysburg's FIRST monument. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/06/2013 last visited: 05/10/2015 |
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|  Oliver Wendell Holmes - 12th New Hampshire Infantry Monument - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A lovely quote from an unforgettable Civil War poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes is displayed prominently on the front of this granite monument dedicated to one of New Hampshire's fighting forces which participated at the Battle of Gettysburg. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/15/2011 last visited: 09/02/2016 |
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|  Henry Timrod - Gettysburg National Battlefield (South Carolina State Monument) - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone This S. Carolina monument is one of several rebel State mnts hastily constructed & erected @ Gettysburg for the battle's centennial. Although the monument lacks the sophistication of its 19th century counterparts, it bears an interesting quotation. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/14/2012 last visited: 08/13/2017 |
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|  General George Doles – Gettysburg National Battlefield – Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone There are 4 of these monuments, all identical @ 3 other battlefields w/ the same attributable quote courtesy of General George Doles of the Georgia Brigade - "We sleep here in obedience to law; when duty called we came, when country called, we died". posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/14/2012 last visited: 08/13/2017 |
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|  Abraham Lincoln - Adams County Library - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A statue of honest Abe located at the Adams County Courthouse in downtown Gettysburg. posted by: bluesnote location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/06/2019 last visited: 12/03/2019 |
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|  Exodus 20 - Ten Commandments - Adams County Courthouse - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone Etched in bronze, are two connected tablets representing the Ten Commandments, attached to the outside brick front of this former courthouse. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 01/12/2013 last visited: 07/17/2022 |
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|  General Order No. 11 - Grand Army of the Republic - Adams County Courthouse - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone The outside walls of the Adams County Courthouse is replete with historical markers, signs & proclamations, both of a religious and secular nature. This tablet recalls the general order that established Memorial Day while celebrating an anniversary. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 01/12/2013 last visited: 07/17/2022 |
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|  Abraham Lincoln - The David Wills House - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone To the left of the entrance of this NPS and NRHP site is an old marker containing the Gettysburg Address, a location reputed to be one of the places where LIncoln wrote the brief but famous speech while dedicating the National Cemetery. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/07/2011 last visited: 04/20/2019 |
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|  Psalm 18:48 - Horatio S. Howell Monument - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone This Civil War memorial pays homage to Reverend Horatio S. Howell Chaplain of the 90th PA volunteers who was cruelly shot to death on the steps of Christ Lutheran Church when he did not give up his sword to a Confederate soldier. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/07/2011 last visited: 07/23/2017 |
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|  Martin Luther – Lutheran Theological Seminary – Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A sitting portrait of Martin Luther rests to the right or south of the Seminary Chapel, Church of the Abiding Presence. The right and left sides of the base bear quotation from Luther and one Biblical reference. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/26/2012 last visited: 10/25/2021 |
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|  General Robert E. Lee - Lee's C.S. Marker - Headquarters Marker - Gettysburg, PA, USA
in Etched in Stone General Lee offers a description of his headquarters at Gettysburg which can be found on this headquarters monument. This inverted cannon faces skyward & marks the spot of Lee's headquarters during the Battle of Gettysburg along the old Lincoln Hwy. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/08/2011 last visited: never |
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|  The Bible (Psalm 44:3) – Donegal Presbyterian Church – Mt. Joy, PA
in Etched in Stone All that remains of this witness tree is a huge, flush stump, & 2 markers . This marker was placed in 1919 & celebrates s the deep historical connection this tree had with the Revolutionary War & its Parishioners & bears a Biblical verse. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/11/2013 last visited: 06/02/2012 |
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|  Abraham Lincoln - Eternal Light Peace Memorial - Gettysburg, PA
in Etched in Stone Welcome to Gettysburg, a town with permanent quotes all over the place, many of which are attributable to Abraham Lincoln. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/29/2011 last visited: 11/07/2021 |
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|  Jerry Pinkney – Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building – Philadelphia, PA
in Etched in Stone Words of wisdom from an artist can be found on the stone floor leading into the gallery at the Perelman Building Art Museum, an annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/07/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Abraham Lincoln – Finn's Point National Cemetery - Pennsville, NJ
in Etched in Stone In November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Since then, every National Battlefield associated with the Civil War has a copy of it etched in stone. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date approved: 01/12/2012 last visited: 03/10/2012 |
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|  Frank Knox - Battery Park - New Castle, DE
in Etched in Stone A specific veterans memorial in Battery Park. posted by: bluesnote location: Delaware date approved: 01/17/2021 last visited: 01/17/2021 |
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|  William Penn - The Strand - New Castle, DE
in Etched in Stone One of many historical markers in downtown New Castle. posted by: bluesnote location: Delaware date approved: 09/08/2019 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
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|  Esther Cambell Gates - Veterans Memorial Plaza - New Castle, DE
in Etched in Stone One of many memorials at Veterans Memorial Plaza in New Castle, Delaware. posted by: bluesnote location: Delaware date approved: 08/11/2021 last visited: never |
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