Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2020
1. Veterans Memorial
of the men and women
of the Armed Forces
who proudly served our country
for the freedom of America
and the Free World.
Erected by Parsons American Legion Post 199.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 41° 15.523′ N, 75° 50.653′ W. Memorial is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of George Avenue and Govier Street, on the right when traveling west on George Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 206 George Avenue, Wilkes Barre PA 18705, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Wyoming Valley. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wilkes-Barre (approx. 0.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Rev. Joseph Murgas
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2020
2. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
