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Munhall in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020
1. World War I Memorial
Inscription.
Erected by
the citizens of the
Borough of Munhall
to the memory
of her patriots in
the Great World War
1917 - 1919

In special commemoration
to those who made
the Supreme Sacrifice
this tablet is dedicated.

★ Ellsworth K. Davies
★ Edgar Gallagher
★ David Jones
★ Martin Lacey
★ Robert Lean
★ George McShane

"They did not die too soon who held the front for Christendom. What equal glories could their further years have won?"
 
Erected by Citizens of the Borough of Munhall.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 40° 24.468′ N, 79° 54.184′ W. Memorial is in Munhall, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on East 10th Avenue 0.2 miles west of Louise Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 555 E 9th Ave, Homestead PA 15120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic,
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in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carnegie Library of Homestead Swim Team (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Library of Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Steel Manager's House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bost Building (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Bost Building (about 600 feet away); National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center (about 600 feet away); Munhall Volunteer Fire Company #1 (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Munhall.
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020
2. World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020
3. World War I Memorial
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020
4. World War I Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the rest of the names on the memorial • Can you help?
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