Columbus Penn Evans
(1824 - 1854)
Side One:
Columbus P. Evans
A Citizen of Delaware
Born in Pennsylvania
September 6th 1824
Died at West Chester
February 19, 1854
Side Two:
Editor of the
Delaware Republican
1843 – 1854
Mayor of the
City of Wilmington
1851
His Adopted State
Honorably Recognized
His Gallant and
Meritorious Conduct
in the War with Mexico
February 20, 1849
Side Three:
This Memorial
of
Departed Worth is erected
by Affectionate Brothers and Sisters,
1856
Side Four:
Brevet Captain
11th Regt. U.S. Infantry
1847 – 1848
Distinguished for,
Gallantry at
Puente Nagional
Contreras
Cherubusco
Molino Del Rey
Chapultepec
San Gosme
City of Mexico
Marker can be reached from Off of Pottstown Pike.
Courtesy hmdb.org
