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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Carbon County Navy Club Ship 260
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: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 50.043′ N, 75° 42.43′ W. Marker is in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park, Lehighton PA 18235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

Waterborne Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

2. Waterborne Veterans Memorial

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(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 Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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

3. Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.