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Burnham in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Korean Conflict plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019
1. Korean Conflict plaque
Inscription.
H.M.S. Burnham Nameplate
Presented by the British government June 9, 1951

Korean Conflict

Burnham
In grateful tribute to those
who served in World War II
1941 - 1945

In grateful memory

Vietnam Conflict

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 38.065′ N, 77° 33.893′ W. Memorial is in Burnham, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County. It is at the intersection of North Beech Street and 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west on North Beech Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 110 North Beech Street, Burnham PA 17009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mifflin County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Freedom Forge (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Logan Guards (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of Ohev Sholom Synagogue (approx. 2½ miles away); Apprentices' Literary Society (approx. 2½ miles away); In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives for Our Country
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(approx. 2½ miles away); Peacock Majors Tavern (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burnham.
 
World War II plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019
2. World War II plaque
Vietnam Conflict plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019
3. Vietnam Conflict plaque
Burnham Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019
4. Burnham Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the names on the memorial • Can you help?
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Jun. 16, 2026