Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Erie County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial
In memory of the Soldiers and Sailors from Erie County who gave their lives to save the Union
"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."
Erected 1939.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 42° 7.743′ N, 80° 5.183′ W. Memorial is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Peach Street (Alternate Pennsylvania Route 5) and West 6th Street on Peach Street. On Perry Square, facing Peach Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 602 Peach Street, Erie PA 16501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Dedicated to those who served in Operation Desert Storm (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); General Anthony Wayne (a few steps from this marker); General Charles Manning Reed Mansion
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circa 1910
4. Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Erie, Pa.
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