Dauphin County Veteran’s Memorial Obelisk

The Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial Obelisk, sometimes called the Harrisburg Obelisk, is an Egyptian-style obelisk that was erected in , United States as a tribute to Dauphin County’s American Civil War soldiers.
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  • Type: Obelisk
  • Description: obelisk in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Harrisburg Obelisk”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Italian Lake and Zembo Shrine Building.

Park
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is a public park located at 3rd and Division Streets in the Riverside neighborhood within the Uptown section of . is situated 890 feet north of Dauphin County Veteran’s Memorial Obelisk.

Event venue
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The , also known as the Zembo Mosque, is a building located in the Uptown neighborhood of , United States. is situated 390 feet south of Dauphin County Veteran’s Memorial Obelisk.

Building
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The in is a Masonic building located at 2701 N. Third St. in Harrisburg. It is home to the Valley of Harrisburg Consistory and concordant Scottish Rite Bodies, several Masonic “Blue Lodges”, York Rite bodies, and Masonic Youth groups. is situated 800 feet south of Dauphin County Veteran’s Memorial Obelisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Academy Manor and Uptown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Neighborhood
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is a historical suburban subdivision of the Riverside neighborhood within the section of . The neighborhood extends north from Front and Division Street up to the location of former , west to Parkview Lane, and south back to Division St.

Suburb
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Uptown is a section of located North of the and Downtown neighborhoods.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in 's northern end, located in and named for the American Civil War camp of the same name.

Dauphin County Veteran’s Memorial Obelisk

Latitude
40.29171° or 40° 17′ 30″ north
Longitude
-76.90014° or 76° 54′ 1″ west
Height
110 feet (34 metres)
Roof shape
pyramidal
Open location code
87G573RX+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9932373573
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
Wiki­data ID
Q5228068
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Highlights include Hadee Moque and Kalpa Bhadra Kadampa Buddhist Center.

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