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Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.

Dedicated to the
men and women of Wyoming,
who served in the defense
of their country

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 18.759′ N, 75° 50.186′ W. Memorial is in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) and Breese Street, on the left when traveling north on Wyoming Avenue. Monument is on the borough building grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 277 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming PA 18644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Battlefield of Wyoming (approx. Ό mile away); The Bloody Rock (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Hancock Civil War Cannon (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wyoming Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Wyoming (approx. 0.7 miles away); Luzerne County Liberty Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyoming.
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018
2. Veterans and War Memorials
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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