United States Marines Birthplace Memorial

DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY REAL SUPPORT WE HAVE BEEN
FORCED TO CANCEL OUR DREAM OF THE U.S. MARINES HAVING
A BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL.

(We have received less than $200 in total donations)

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY DONATIONS AT THIS TIME.

WE WILL KEEP THIS WEBSITE UP A LITTLE WHILE LONGER FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION IT CONTAINS.

UNITED STATES MARINES BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL
The purpose of this web site is to inform U.S. Marines around the world of our goal to erect a U.S. Marine Corps Birthplace Memorial honoring "Tun Tavern," which was the location and birthplace of the United States Marine Corps on November 10th, 1775. We plan on building the Memorial near the original location of where Tun Tavern stood in the neighborhood of Penn's Landing in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Tun Tavern is no longer standing, its original location is now under a local freeway near the Delaware river. Not far from Tun Tavern's original location is a Memorial Park that already has several Military Memorials, we plan on erecting the Memorial in this park.

With the help of our fellow Marines around the world it is our goal to collect donations to build the Memorial. We hope to collect approximately $100,000.

If you are interested in helping us collect donations

We are also looking for Marines with degrees and backgrounds in Memorial Landscaping and Design Architecture to donate and submit various drawings and models of their design vision of the Memorial (email us for more details). Once all of the designs are submitted the Memorial Committee will decide on the final design.

When the design is chosen and the needed donations collected we will build the Memorial. Our goal is to build and dedicate the Memorial on November 10, 2009 the 234nd birthday of the USMC.