Old Forge in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
155 mm Howitzer
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2017
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
all men and women who served
in the Armed Forces of the
United States of America
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 41° 22.172′ N, 75° 44.182′ W. Memorial is in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Main Street east 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: P.F.C. Carpellotti, U.S.M.C. (a few steps from this marker); Old Forge War Memorial (a few steps from 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 (approx. one mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Forge.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2017
2. Veterans Memorial Marker and Howitzer
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 277 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
