Since its establishment in 1785, Dauphin County has been home to countless ordinary citizens who have done extraordinary feats. All have had one common thread: A willingness to sacrifice their own safety and well-being to protect their fellow citizens and the American way of life. Now, more than 220 years later, a movement has begun to honor these brave heroes.
Conceived by the Hon. Ronald S. Marsico and a collection of dedicated public servants, civic and community leaders, the Dauphin County Heroes Grove is being developed on a tract of land behind the Friendship Community Center in Lower Paxton Township. Dauphin County Heroes Grove will feature an amphitheater , which will set the stage for remembrance and memorial ceremonies that will honor veterans, emergency medical responders, and law enforcement personnel who have demonstrated their dedication to our communities, commonwealth, and country. It will also be the setting for a series of educational seminars, festivals and concerts.
Dauphin County Heroes Grove, an amphitheater with ongoing educational programs and remembrance ceremonies, will honor veterans, emergency medical responders, and law enforcement personnel who have demonstrated their dedication to our communities, commonwealth, and country.
Dauphin County Heroes Grove has been endorsed by local, county and state law enforcement groups, veteran organizations, volunteer firemen, and emergency service personnel. Below is a partial list of organizations who have endorsed Heroes Grove:
- Capital Area World War II Round Table
- Dauphin County American Legion Council
- Dauphin County Chiefs of Police
- Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation
- Dauphin County Emergency Medical Services Council
- Dauphin County Fire Police
- Dauphin County Sheriffs’ FOP Lodge 89
- Dauphin County Sheriff’s Office
- Dauphin County Volunteer Firemen Association
- Fraternal Order of Police, Pennsylvania State Lodge
- Greater Harrisburg FOP Lodge 78
- Harrisburg City FOP Lodge 12
- Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers
- Hershey Civil War Round Table
- Hummelstown Area Historical Society
- Pennsylvania State Capitol Police FOP Lodge 85
- Pennsylvania State Police Local Lodge 41
- Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution
- South Central Emergency Medical Services
- Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 542