Civil War Soldiers Memorial Dedication
Event Date
07/23/2016
Event Time11:00 am;
Location
Helen Amhurst Park
3rd St
Stroudsburg, PA
Join Warriors Watch Riders and other like minded groups to stand a flag line to honor and respect Civil War Era Soldiers, during a plaque placement and ceremony. The Ceremony will be at Helen Amhurst Park on 3rd St in Stroudsburg. The Honor Guard will be doing the Rifle Volley & Taps. The Ceremony will start at 11:00 AM.
A little History on these soldiers,
An article states, these unrecognized men led President Lincoln’s Funeral Procession & pursued his assassin. Fought alongside the most elite regiments. 54th & 55th Massachusetts & others. Exceptionally served is documented in library books at the Monroe Vet Admin Director of 30 years passed down their service,battle records& muster rolls.
Civil War Veterans built Little Bethel Church on Third Street in Stroudsburg in the late 1860s. Shari Chambers identifies the church’s founder and original pastor, the Rev. Samuel Huff, as her full-blooded Lenni Lenape ancestor.
Chambers said Huff and other Native American and African American families built the church, which was abandoned in the 1980s and fell into disrepair. The Little Bethel Historical Association has been trying to restore the former church building in recent years with the help of contractors, volunteers and community donations.
Chambers originally envisioned a granite marker, 10 feet high by 4 feet wide by 4 feet deep, bearing a plaque honoring the Huff and other families who founded the church, but it will now be a plaque mounted on a pole. Stroudsburg Borough officials recently told her the plaque is allowed on borough property, which in this case is the sidewalk near the curb in front of the church.
Rally Point – Parking lot across from Walmart, 355 Lincoln Ave, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.Rally Time – 9:30AM. KSU – 10:00AM
RCIC – Beau Pence
Bring your 3X5 American Flags.
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