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

World War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018

1. World War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Erected by the
Borough of West Pittston
in honor of her dead
Soldiers Sailors and Marines

Erected 1922 by Borough of West Pittston.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.

Location. 41° 19.63′ N, 75° 47.871′ W. Marker is in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) and Linden Street, on the left when traveling east on Wyoming Avenue. Memorial is at the west end of Jenkins-Harding Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittston PA 18643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and 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.

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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: Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jenkins' Fort (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Jenkins Fort (approx. ¼ mile away); John F. Lombardo and Leonard C. Insalaco II (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fire Fighters' Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lieutenant Colonel Richard Joseph Berrettini (approx. 0.4 miles away); Corporal Dale Justin Kridlo (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1st Lieutenant Jeffrey Frank DePrimo (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Pittston.

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018

2. World War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018

3. World War Memorial

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 339 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.