Lehighton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Waterborne Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
1. Waterborne Veterans Memorial Marker
Lehighton United Veterans Organization
honors all waterborne veterans
past, present and future
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
WWII Merchant Marine
Defending freedom since 1775
Erected 2017 by Carbon County Navy Club Ship 260 and Lehighton United Veterans Organization.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 40° 50.043′ N, 75° 42.43′ 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Military Working Dogs Memorial (here, next to this marker); Lehighton Area WWII Honored Dead Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Centennial Commemoration (a few steps from this marker); War at Home Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); American Maritime Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lehighton's Been Workin' on the Railroad! (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); From Rails to Trails (about 400 feet away); Exploring the Corridor (about 400 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 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
2. Waterborne Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
3. Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
