Old Forge in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Forge War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2017
1. Old Forge War Memorial
World War I
1917--1918
World War II
1941--1945
Korea
1950--1953
Vietnam
1964--1975
Erected in Grateful Recognition
by the Citizens 1949
Erected 1949 by the Citizens of Old Forge.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 41° 22.179′ N, 75° 44.171′ W. Memorial is in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Main Street south of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling south. Memorial is on the Borough Hall grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 310 South Main Street, Old Forge PA 18518, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Wyoming Valley and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); P.F.C. Carpellotti, U.S.M.C. (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders of the Old Forge Cemetery Association (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Forge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Moosic High School
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2017
2. Old Forge War Memorial Dedication
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2017
3. Old Forge War Memorial Detail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2017
4. Old Forge War Memorial Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 30, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
