Great Bend in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2018
1. War Memorial
the men and women
from Pennsylvania
Air Force-Army-Coast Guard
Marines-Navy
from all wars
who sacrificed all
to keep us free
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 41° 59.037′ N, 75° 44.891′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It can be reached from U.S. 11. Memorial is at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center, along I-81 southbound, just east of the building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend PA 18821, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Citizen Soldiers from Bravo Company, First Battalion, One Hundred and Ninth Mechanized Infantry (here, next to this marker); "Lokies" boost coal production ... (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania (approx. 0.7 miles away); Freedom Memorial Park (approx. one mile away); SSG Larry R. Barnard, U.S. Army (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. one mile away); SPC William "Billy" Evans Memorial Park (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2018
2. War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2018
3. First Responders Bench
volunteer ambulance-fire-police and
security personnel who have sacrificed
all in the service of their communities
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
