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Women of the Armed Forces Memorial

 
 
Women of the Armed Forces Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 2, 2019
1. Women of the Armed Forces Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to all
Women of
the Armed Forces

 
Erected 1995 by The American Legion, Department of Pennsylvania.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWomen.
 
Location. 40° 15.915′ N, 76° 54.573′ W. Memorial is in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on North Front Street (U.S. 15) north of Haldeman Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 726 North Front Street, Lemoyne PA 17043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. 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:
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World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); 58th Annual State Legionnaires Convention (here, next to this marker); Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); James S. Dunlap, Thomas J. MacMullen, Wayne R. Weaver (a few steps from this marker); In Memoriam (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named In Memoriam (a few steps from this marker); Ronald Strong, U.S.N. (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wormleysburg.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 5 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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