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World War II Memorial

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2020
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
Winston Churchill

Dedicated to all WWII Veterans

 
Erected 2004 by S.A.L. Post 262.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 39° 55.571′ N, 77° 14.471′ W. Memorial is in Biglerville, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on 4th Street just north of East Hanover Street (Pennsylvania Route 394), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 142 4th St, Biglerville PA 17307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: POW and MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Biglerville (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Biglerville (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Historic Thomas Bros. Country Store (approx. half a mile away); Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center (approx. one mile away); October 24, 1794 (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Biglerville.
 
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World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2020
2. World War II Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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