Benton in Columbia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2020
1. Veterans Memorial
of the Veterans of
all wars who served their
Country and God.
They loved peace but fought
with honor to preserve
justice and freedom here and
throughout the world.
[Armed Services Emblems]
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 11.686′ N, 76° 23.029′ W. Memorial is in Benton, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County. It is on Main Street (Route 239/487) north of Beaver Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 98 Main Street, Benton PA 17814, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Susquehanna 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fishing Creek Confederacy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Benton (approx. half a mile away); Orangeville (approx. 8½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); Grist Mill Drive Wheels (approx. 9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 9 miles away); Site of the Greenwood Seminary (approx. 9 miles away); Lights Around the Park (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2020
2. Veterans Memorial (back)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2020
3. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
