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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

In memory of
our valiant and
honored comrades
buried in
this cemetery.
Grant them peace
and eternal rest.

Dedicated Nov. 11, 1994


 
Erected 1994 by American Legion Post 44.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 53.914′ N, 76° 48.146′ W. Memorial is in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It can be reached from Orange Saint Exd. Monument is in Riverview Cemetery, in the circle about 350 feet from the 7th Street entrance between North Avenue and Hanover Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Northumberland PA 17857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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: 1st. Lt. Carl F. Cooke (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Priestley (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Town Clock and Chimes (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joseph Priestley Memorial Chapel (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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