North East in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War I Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019

1. World War I Memorial

Inscription. Erected in honor of the young men of
North East and Vicinity
who entered the service of our country
in the World War of 1917-1919
and dedicated in loving memory to the
following who made the supreme sacrifice
J. Wayne Benjamin • Kenneth Peirson Carter • James Joseph Feeney • Francis Judson Heard • Leonard Wesley Kightlinger • Salvatore Savattiere • William Myron Simpson • Perry Smith Bigelow • Victor Carleton Franke • Clair Ticknor Hanley • Leslie Frank Keslar • Leslie L. McGahen • Frank Edward Rundell • William Clifford Sennett • Jasper Newton Washburn

"They gave the last full measure of devotion"

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 42° 12.959′ N, 79° 50.116′ W. Memorial is in North East, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 20) west of North Lake Street (Pennsylvania Route 89), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11 West Main Street, North East PA 16428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Erected to the Memory of the Defenders of Our Country and Flag (here, next to this marker); 11, 13 & 15 West Main (within shouting distance of this marker); Shawn Giles (within shouting distance of this marker); 7 West Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 17 West Main (within shouting distance of this marker); North East (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Presbyterian Church of North East (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North East.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019

2. World War I Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.