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Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial

 
 
Altoona Soldiers & Sailors Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019
1. Altoona Soldiers & Sailors Memorial
Inscription.
In memory
of
United States
soldiers & sailors
of all wars

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 30.656′ N, 78° 23.997′ W. Memorial is in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. It is on 8th Avenue north of 15th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Altoona PA 16602, 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 walking distance of this marker: Harold L. Ickes (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Freedom Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Altoona Area High School Mountain Lion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsylvania Railroad Shops (approx. 0.2 miles away); Scale Test Weight Car (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Posy Gang (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Master Mechanic (approx. 0.2 miles away); PRR Class X29L Steel Boxcar No. 2136 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altoona.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on June 21, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 24, 2026