"Associators"

"Associators" (HMCJW)

Location: Philadelphia, PA 19125 Philadelphia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 58.011', W 75° 7.717'

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Pennsylvania National Guard

— 1747 - 1997 —

The Rampant Lion [Image of a lion with sword and shield] Crest of the the PA National Guard.

Near this site, the Associators, a group of citizen-soldiers organized by Benjamin Franklin and predecessor to the modern Pennsylvania National Guard, established the first Pennsylvania military installation to defend the colony and the port of Philadelphia.

The Pennsylvania National Guard dedicates this monument to those patriots on our two hundred fiftieth anniversary.
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HM NumberHMCJW
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Year Placed1997
Placed ByPennsylvania National Guard
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 6:28am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 489016 N 4424085
Decimal Degrees39.96685000, -75.12861667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 58.011', W 75° 7.717'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 58' 0.66" N, 75° 7' 43.02" W
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Area Code(s)215
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 222 W Main St, Philadelphia PA 19125, US
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