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Veterans Memorial

 
 
Cumberland Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 1, 2019
1. Cumberland Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
A memorial to all,
living and dead,
who have served
in our nation's
Armed Forces.

They are not lost who fought and fell.
...they only wait ahead

 
Erected 1970.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 38.986′ N, 78° 45.632′ W. Memorial is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. It is on South Centre Street just south of West Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 228 South Centre Street, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Western Maryland. It is also in the American 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: B’er Chayim (Well of Life) Congregation
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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cumberland Terminus: Yesterday and Today (about 700 feet away); Cumberland Terminus: Yesterday and Today (about 700 feet away); Footer's Dye Works (about 800 feet away); The First National Bank and Trust Company of Western Maryland (about 800 feet away); Christ's (St. Paul's) Lutheran Church (about 800 feet away); Cumberland (about 800 feet away); The National Road (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cumberland.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 423 times since then and 73 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 7, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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