Minooka in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
In Memoriam
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2019
1. War Memorial
of all those men from Minooka,
Greenwood, and the Twentieth Ward
who were killed in action or who
died in the honorable service
of this country during World Wars
I and II and the Korean War
Done this 30th day of May 1958 A.D.
Erected 1958 by Connolly American Legion Post 568.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 41° 22.775′ N, 75° 41.508′ W. Memorial is in Minooka, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Birney Avenue (U.S. 11) south of Burke Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2929 Birney Avenue, Scranton PA 18505, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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: Gualdo Tadino Citizens Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Stanislaus PNCC Parish Statue Dedication (approx. 0.4 miles away); Prime Bishop Franciszek Hodur (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); World War II Memorial (approx.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 1, 2019
2. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
