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Veterans Memorial

 
 
William H. Durff Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
1. William H. Durff Marker
Inscription.
William H. Durff
WWI

Frank E. Kuhn
WWII

 
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 2.898′ N, 77° 31.536′ W. Memorial is in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of West King Street (U.S. 11) and South Spring Street on West King Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 130 W King St, Shippensburg PA 17257, 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: Galen J. Karper
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Braddock Expedition (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); This Tablet Marks the Site of Fort Morris (about 300 feet away); Mc Lean House (about 700 feet away); Residence of George H. Stewart, Sr. (about 800 feet away); William C. Ashwell (approx. Ό mile away); Outsmarting the Confederates at McPherson and Cox's Hardware Store (approx. Ό mile away); General Samuel Sturgis: Hero of Antietam's Burnside Bridge (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shippensburg.
 
Frank E. Kuhn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
2. Frank E. Kuhn Marker
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020
3. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 27, 2026