Lehighton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

American Maritime Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

1. American Maritime Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription.

In honor of all
Veterans of the
United States
Navy
☆☆☆☆
Marine Corps
☆☆☆☆
Coast Guard
☆☆☆☆
Merchant Marines
From The
Lehighton, PA Area

Anchors Aweigh My Boys
Anchors Aweigh.

Erected 2017.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 50.019′ N, 75° 42.426′ W. Memorial is in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is on Sgt Stanley Hoffman Boulevard (U.S. 209) 0.2 miles north of South Main Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park, Lehighton PA 18235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the 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: War at Home Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Centennial Commemoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Lehighton Area WWII Honored Dead Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Military Working Dogs Memorial (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Waterborne Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lehighton's Been Workin' on the Railroad! (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); From Rails to Trails (about 500 feet away); Exploring the Corridor (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lehighton.

Also see . . . UVO dedicates Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park (Times News, 2017). (Submitted on April 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

American Maritime Veterans Memorial Anchor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

2. American Maritime Veterans Memorial Anchor Marker

American Maritime Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

3. American Maritime Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

4. American Maritime Veterans Memorial

Looking west across Sgt Stanley Hoffman Blvd

Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

5. Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.