Norman Gasbarro | December 1, 2010
Benjamin C. Christ (1822-1869) was Colonel of the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Company A consisted of men largely recruited from Dauphin and Schuylkill Counties. His term of service was from 27 July 1861 to 30 September 1864. On 1 August 1864 he was promoted to Brevet Brigadier General. He is buried […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 30, 2010
Behind the Christ Church, United Church of Christ, Fountain, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, lies a small, but historic cemetery. Within that cemetery is the Fountain All Wars Veterans Monument. The bronze plaque reads: In memory of those who served our country from our community. Emblems of the branches of the armed service are featured on the […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 29, 2010
Entering Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the west on Route 209, a large stone monument can be seen up on a grassy bank on the right side of the road. The bronze plaque reads: Eisenhower Ancestral Home. Built in 1854 by Jacob F. Eisenhower, grandfather of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 18, 2010
On a grassy bank just off Specktown Road in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is the Lykens Township Veterans Monument – which also could be called the first Gratz Area Veterans Monument since its erection was sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Diamond Jubilee Post #2315, Gratz, Pennsylvania and was unveiled about four years […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 18, 2010
The Gratz Area Veterans Monument, located in front of the Gratz Community Center, Center Street, was dedicated on Memorial Day, 2005. The ceremony was in memory of Mr. Harry Walter Davis, active citizen, decorated World War II veteran, and lifelong friend to the community. It honors veterans from Gratz of all time periods and all […]
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