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War Memorial

 
 
War Memorial (front) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 6, 2017
1. War Memorial (front)
Inscription.

For those who have given
the supreme sacrifice
in defense of our country

World War I • World War II
Korea • Viet Nam

MIA POW


 
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 531 and American Legion Post 254.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 34.441′ N, 75° 15.31′ W. Memorial is in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Church Street (U.S. 6) and 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Central Park, Honesdale PA 18431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 walking distance of this marker: Grace Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); F. M. Crane House (within shouting distance of this marker); Senator Kingsbury House (within shouting distance of this marker); "Winter Wonderland" (within shouting distance of this marker); Birth Place of Richard "Dick" Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Nomination (about 300 feet away, measured
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in a direct line); Salute to Military Women (about 300 feet away); 9/11 Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honesdale.
 
War Memorial (back) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 6, 2017
2. War Memorial (back)
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 6, 2017
3. War Memorial
Looking NNE
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 28, 2026