Eckley in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Eckley Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2019

1. Eckley Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
In memory to the men and women who served our country.

Erected 1971 by Eckley Social and Sports Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 59.638′ N, 75° 51.635′ W. Memorial is in Eckley, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Main Street, on the left when traveling west. On the grounds of the Eckley Miners' Village & Museum (Ghost Town). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Weatherly PA 18255, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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

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of this marker: Land Use (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Slate Picker's House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laborer’s Double Dwelling (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eckley Miners’ Village (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Church of the Immaculate Conception (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Eckley Miners’ Village (approx. ¼ mile away); Exploring the Corridor (approx. ¼ mile away); The tree of liberty (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eckley.

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2019

2. Eckley Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.