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George McKensie Poinsett Memorial

George McKensie Poinsett Memorial
1915
* In memory of George McKensie Poinsett
* rock
* There used to be a circular relief portrait, which is now missing
* inscription:
IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE McKENSIE POINSETT,
BORN OCTOBER 10, 1894
KILLED IN ACTION AT
VERA CRUZ, MEXICO
APRIL 21, 1914
ERECTED BY
THE LOGAN
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
MXMXV
* North end of Clarkson Park, West side of Old York, South of Albert Einstein Drive, Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital. Old York Road between Somerville and Tabor, just East of Broad.
* 40.036700,-75.144950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing, War
* See also:
+navsource.org's picture of the unveiling of this piece, with the portrait
+newspapers.com 1995 Inquirer article about Clarkson Park and this piece
+findagrave.com's George McKenzie Poinsett page (which also says George D. Poinsett)
+jeffersonhealth.org's Jefferson Einstein Hospital page