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Landmark: Foglietta Plaza
Named for Thomas Foglietta. On the Penn's Landing tour.
Philadelphia Beirut Memorial
Doug Corsini,
1985
* Memorial to Cpl. Moses Arnold, Jr.,
Sgt. John J. Bonk, Jr.,
Cpl. Thomas A. Hairston,
Sgt. Gilbert Hanton,
Cpl. John F. Muffler,
Sgt. Rafael Pomales-Torres,
Pfc. Rui Manuel A. Relvas,
Cpl. Louis J. Rotondo
and
Sgt. Allen D. Wesley
* 3D USMC logo,
eagle,
globe,
anchor,
rope
* Was at Penn's Landing on the North side of the Seaport Museum. Moved prior to 2010. The last picture is from the original location.
* inscription:
In Memoriam to the Philadelphia Marine Casualties of the Beirut Peace Keeping Mission.
If you forget my death then I died in vain.
October 23, 1983, 241 servicemen killed in the Beirut Terrorist Bombing.
Dedicated October 20, 1985
* East end of Foglietta Plaza.
South side of Dock, East of Front.
* 39.944885,-75.142660 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Moved,
War
* See also:
+dcorsini.com
+findagrave.com's Moses Arnold, Jr. page
+bensalemowls.org John J. Bonk, Jr. memorial page
+Thomas A.Hairston obituary
+findagrave.com's Gilbert Hanton page
+buckscountycouriertimes.com memory of John Muffler from 2012
+uswarmemorials.org Rafael Pomales-Torres page
+cohenmilstein.com 2015 news release about Relvas et. al
Irish Memorial
Glenna Goodacre,
2002 (opened late 2003)
* small
group of people
standing,
lying and sitting,
grave stones,
crosses,
shovel,
part of a ship,
luggage,
cane,
hats
* Was on the Southeast corner, Front and Chestnut. Moved late 2023 through early 2024. Pictures are from the original location.
* inscription:
(excerpt)
Remembrance
The hunger ended
but it never went away
It was there in silent memories,
from one generation
to the next,
The time to take away
the silence has come,
to commemorate,
to mourn what was lost
to celebrate what survives -
without apology or fear.
We have it in our power
not only to remember
what took place but to relive it...
To find in the hungry and lost,
not a different race...
but the faces of our ancestors...
An image of ourselves.
-Peter Quinn
* Southwest corner of Foglietta Plaza.
Northeast corner of Spruce and 38th Parallel Place.
* 39.947850,-75.142050 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Favorites,
Moved
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Glenna Goodacre page
Philadelphia Korean War Memorial
2002
* Letter from Kim Dae-jung
* emblems and historical text,
map,
pictures of people,
free-standing walls,
relief busts,
headgear
* a row of ground-mounted plaques (in the last four pictures) has been added on the North side of the piece since the original installation
* West end of Foglietta Plaza.
East side of 38th Parallel Place between Dock and Spruce.
* 39.944910,-75.143450 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: War
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Kim Dae-jung page
The Final Farewell
Lorann Jacobs,
2007
* small
person kneeling,
weapons,
helmet
* West end of Foglietta Plaza.
East side of 38th Parallel Place between Dock and Spruce.
* 39.945040,-75.143575 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: War
* See also:
+lorannjacobs.com
National Monument to Scottish Immigration
Terry Jones,
2011
* standing
people,
dog,
hats,
weapons,
staff,
sitting people,
furniture,
books, scrolls and quills,
buildings,
horses,
carts,
trunks,
clouds,
ships,
symbols, logos, and insignia,
parts of people,
lion,
birds
* This piece is listed under many different names. The name shown here is from the standrewsociety.org. Was on the East side of Front, South of Chestnut. Moved late 2023 through early 2024. Pictures are from the original location.
* inscription:
(excerpt)
This monument to Scottish Immigrants seeks to provide a broad perspective on the rise and movement of the Scots
over many continents and centuries. On either side of this Monument you will find Standing Stones which will
assist you in understanding this ancient and ongoing process. The Standing Stones are part of the landscape and history of all the Celtic lands. Many remain in Scotland today. While the original purpose of these
stones is not known, it is believed they served a spiritual purpose, and may have had scientific astronomic
significance as well. We have adopted them in the monument as symbolic of Scotland's ancient past.
* Southwest corner of Foglietta Plaza.
North side of Spruce at Front.
* 39.947380,-75.142225 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+standrewsociety.org
+terryjonessculpture.com
