Delaware Water Gap in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 14, 2017
1. War Memorial Marker
of Delaware Water Gap
who served their country
1917 World War I 1919
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
1941 World War II 1945
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Korean War
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Vietnam Conflict
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
"There is a certain enthusiasm
in liberty, that makes human nature
rise above itself, in acts of
bravery and heroism."
Alexander Hamilton
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 59.025′ N, 75° 8.549′ W. Memorial is in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 611) and Shepard Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Delaware Water Gap PA 18327, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains 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: Waring Drive (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Philip Sousa (about 700 feet away); Delaware Water Gap (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kittatinny Point (approx. 1.2 miles away in New Jersey); a different marker also named Delaware Water Gap
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 14, 2017
2. War Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 14, 2017
3. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the veterans' names. • Can you help?
