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Frackville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2017
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

Frackville American Legion
gratefully dedicates this
monument to honor all the
men and women who
faithfully and proudly serve
our country
sacrificing all to protect
our country's freedom

Our Auxiliary will
always support our
troops for the
sacrifices they make

The Sons of the
American Legion
honor all veterans


 
Erected by American Legion Post 398, its Ladies Auxiliary, and Sons.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsPatriots & PatriotismWar, 2nd IraqWar, Afghanistan.
 
Location. 40° 47.061′ N, 76° 13.789′ W. Memorial is in Frackville, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on Mahanoy Street north of Oak Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 40 South Mahanoy Street, Frackville PA 17931, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern
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Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mahanoy Plane (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Michael's Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Little Lithuania, USA (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Dorsey Brothers (approx. 2.9 miles away); Corporal Anthony P. Damato (approx. 3 miles away); Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Six ton piece of coal (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frackville.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2017
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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