view gallery E90.3 km
|  Delaware Convention - Constitution Park - Dover, DE
in Etched in Stone An excerpt from the Delaware Convention of 1787 when it became the first state to ratify the US constitution, ultimately making Delaware the first state to be admitted to the United States. posted by: bluesnote location: Delaware date approved: 03/30/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery E90.3 km
|  US Constitution - Constitution Park - Dover, De
in Etched in Stone The preamble to the US Constitution at Constitution Park in Dover, Delaware. posted by: bluesnote location: Delaware date approved: 03/30/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery E90.3 km
|  Delaware Delegates - Golden Fleece Tavern - Dover, DE
in Etched in Stone One of many historical markers in Dover, Delaware. posted by: bluesnote location: Delaware date approved: 01/20/2022 last visited: 03/29/2022 |
view gallery W90.9 km
|  Theodore O'Hara - The Bivouac of the Dead - Ball's Bluff National Cemetery - Leesburg, Virginia
in Etched in Stone Bronze plaque with a quote from the poem "The Bivouac of the Dead" by Theodore O'Hara near the entrance to the small Ball's Bluff National Cemetery near Leesburg, Virginia. posted by: BruceS location: Virginia date approved: 11/17/2013 last visited: 06/10/2017 |
view gallery W95 km
|  Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson – Washington Monument – Boonsboro, MD
in Etched in Stone There is a Stonewall Jackson quotation permanently displayed on a metal plaque on a dedicated bench in front of the Washington Monument at the Washington Monument State park in Boonsboro, MD. posted by: Math Teacher location: Maryland date approved: 08/15/2011 last visited: 05/29/2021 |
view gallery N99.3 km
|  John 3:5 - Saint Joan of Arc Church - Hershey, PA
in Etched in Stone A verse from the Gospel of St. John on a stained glass window at St. Joan of Arc Church in Hershey, PA posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/20/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery N101.2 km
|  Psalm 90:17 - Saint Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral - Harrisburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A quote from the book of Psalms at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral in Harrisburg, PA posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/01/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery N101.5 km
|  Matthew 2:2; John 20:28; 1John 5:7 - Saint Patrick Cathedral - Harrisburg, PA
in Etched in Stone Quotes from the Sacred Scriptures on the stained glass windows at Saint Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg, PA posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/07/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery N101.7 km
|  Psalm 31:14 - Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Harrisburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A quote from the book of Psalms at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Harrisburg, PA posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/16/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery N101.9 km
|  Matthew 26:26-28; Luke 22:19 - Woodlawn Memorial Gardens - Harrisburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A large monument with an image of the Last Supper and two quotes from the Sacred Scriptures at a cemetery in Harrisburg, PA posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/15/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery N101.9 km
|  John 11:25 - Woodlawn Memorial Gardens - Harrisburg, PA
in Etched in Stone A verse from the Gospel of St. John carved into the base of a statue at a cemetery in Harrisburg, PA posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Pennsylvania date approved: 08/11/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery W105.3 km
|  General George Doles – Antietam National Battlefield – Sharpsburg, MD
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: Maryland date approved: 01/03/2012 last visited: 11/02/2021 |
view gallery NE120.5 km
|  General Anthony Wayne – Valley Forge National Historical Park - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
in Etched in Stone In a park loaded with monuments & quotes, this citation is perhaps the most simplest but speaks volumes to the bravery and heroism of the greatest American Revolutionary War here besides Washington who served out country in its inception. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/06/2011 last visited: 03/27/2022 |
view gallery NE121 km
|  George Washington - Valley Forge - Valley Forge, PA
in Etched in Stone George Washington is the essential component of Valley Forge, his image, actions, words and legacy to be found everywhere. It is only fitting an attributable quote from him was used for the Georgia State monument. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery NE121 km
|  State of New York Memorial - Valley Forge National Historical Park - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
in Etched in Stone Valley Forge was the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army. This quote really makes you feel for the common soldier. posted by: gparkes location: Pennsylvania date approved: 01/31/2011 last visited: 04/30/2016 |
view gallery NE121 km
|  Enoch Poor – Valley Forge National Historical Park - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
in Etched in Stone There are many permanent citations at this Park and all have to do with the suffering and torment brought on by the harsh winter of 1777-78. This one like all the other is on a Revolutionary War monument. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 03/31/2011 last visited: 04/30/2016 |
view gallery NE121.2 km
|  George Washington - The National Memorial Arch - Valley Forge National Historical Park - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
in Etched in Stone The National Memorial Arch sits in a very prominent view along the driving tour of Valley Forge. posted by: gparkes location: Pennsylvania date approved: 01/31/2011 last visited: 07/11/2023 |
view gallery NE121.2 km
|  Henry Armitt Brown - The National Memorial Arch - Valley Forge National Historical Park - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
in Etched in Stone The National Memorial Arch sits in a very prominent view along the driving tour of Valley Forge. posted by: gparkes location: Pennsylvania date approved: 01/31/2011 last visited: 07/11/2023 |
view gallery NE121.7 km
|  Exodus 20, the Bible - the Cornerstone Church - Linfield, PA
in Etched in Stone The Ten Commandments which looks as though they are etched on marble are on the side of the Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene in Linfield, PA. posted by: Janila location: Pennsylvania date approved: 12/02/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery NE131.5 km
|  General Nathanael Greene – Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, PA
in Etched in Stone Bronze statue of General Greene can be found in the Garden of Heroes @ the west side of the Philadelphia Art Museum. One of Greene's most famous quote is displayed on the front of the statue as well as two other quotations of historical note. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/24/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery NE131.6 km
|  General Peter Muhlenberg – Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, PA
in Etched in Stone This statue pays homage to a Revolutionary War hero located at the west end of the Phila. Museum of Art. The statue was sponsored by the German Society of Phila. in 1910. The attributable quote is at the bottom of a relief plaque found in front. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/13/2012 last visited: 07/20/2022 |
view gallery NE131.6 km
|  Walt Whitman – Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, PA
in Etched in Stone Here are the elongated figures of Jacob Epstein’s Social Consciousness which suggest sympathy, tenderness & sorrow for human suffering. This complicated piece is graced with a quote from a locally famous poet, Walt Whitman. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/28/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery NE133.1 km
|  George Washington - Gilbert Stuart House - Philadelphia, PA
in Etched in Stone A quote from George Washington on a historical marker. posted by: bluesnote location: Pennsylvania date approved: 01/09/2017 last visited: 01/09/2017 |
view gallery NE133.3 km
|  US Constitution - Philadelphia, PA
in Etched in Stone The First Amendment posted by: Vermontish location: Pennsylvania date approved: 12/15/2011 last visited: 07/27/2017 |
view gallery NE133.4 km
|  Daniel Webster – National Constitution Center – Philadelphia, PA
in Etched in Stone The National Constitution Center offers visitors a complete narrative to the creation of the United States. There are two permanent quotes displayed on one of the walls which epitomizes the spirit in which our constitution was created. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 12/23/2011 last visited: 07/27/2017 |
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