Kingston in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

1. War Memorial

Inscription.

"This book of history stands as a symbol dedicated
to the men and women of Kingston, Pennsylvania, who
so honorably served our country to keep our nation free."

Veterans of
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Persian Gulf
Iraq

Dedicated July 4, 1991

Erected 1991.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 41° 16.079′ N, 75° 53.442′ W. Memorial is in Kingston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) and Butler Street, on the right when traveling south on Wyoming Avenue. Monument is on the grounds of the Kingston Municipal Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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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: Agnes Flood High Water Mark (approx. 0.3 miles away); Reuben H. Levy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Henry M. Hoyt (approx. 0.4 miles away); Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation Fund (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Kirby Common (approx. half a mile away); The Korean Garden (approx. half a mile away); Philip Jaisohn, M.D. (approx. half a mile away); Shafer House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingston.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

2. War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.