Mansfield in Tioga County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War Memorial

1917 — The World War — 1918

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 24, 2018

1. World War Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

These elm trees and this tablet were
placed here by the Mansfield State Normal
School, in honor of her five-hundred young
men and young women, who, in the spirit of
sacrifice and devotion, gave their services
to their country.

In Memoriam
Leo Bachman • William Lloyd
John Cox • Harold Peters
Charles Crittenden • Eldridge Shoup
Theodore Frutiger • Orson Wilcox

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.

Location. 41° 48.465′ N, 77° 4.454′ W. Marker is in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, in Tioga County. Memorial is on Straugh Drive south of Swan Street, on the left when traveling south. Monument is along the walkway leading to Memorial Hall's north entrance, on the Mansfield University campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mansfield PA 16933, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rural Electrification

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Mansfield Soldiers Orphan School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Corning & Blossburg Railroad (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Camp of the Pioneers (approx. 1.8 miles away); Williamson Road (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansfield.

More about this memorial. There are no elm trees and it seems likely that the memorial has been moved from its original location since Memorial Hall is a 1960s-era building that post-dates World War I.

World War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 24, 2018

2. World War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.