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Submitted: 8/11/09 • Approved: 11/15/09 • Last Updated: 3/31/18 • R28136-G0-S3
The grave of George Howenstine is located in the western cemetery section of the Salem Lutheran Church.
Both sides of his 3 foot high gravestone are engraved.
The east face of his marker, shown here, is engraved:
GEORGE HOWENSTINE
PVT 9 CO 3 BATT PA MILITIA INDIAN WARS
JUN 10, 1761
JUN 30, 1828
The west face is engraved:
BATTLES OF
BRANDYWINE SEPT. 11, 1777
GERMANTOWN OCT. 4, 1777
Miller Road is seen in the background. The approx GPS coordinates for this gravestone are Lat. 39° 52' 20.5" North and Long. 77° 41' 33" West.
Contributed on 8/11/09 by murmering-markers
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Record #: 28136