East Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
served their country in the World War
1914 — 1918
from Monroe County Penna
Honor Roll
[not transcribed]
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Erected in honor of
those who served in the
★ Army ★ Marines ★ Navy ★
★ Air Force ★ Coast Guard ★
from the Poconos
[dedicated various years]
Planting By
The Monroe County
Garden Club
Erected 1938 by George N. Kemp American Legion Post No. 346.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 40° 59.567′ N, 75° 11.142′ W. Memorial is in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Brown Street (Business U.S. 209) and Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on Brown Street. Memorials are in Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: East Stroudsburg PA 18301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains 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 of this marker: Dansbury Mission (approx. 0.2 miles away); Col. Jacob Stroud (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Jacob Stroud (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Little Bethel" AME Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gertrude Mary Smith Boddle (approx. half a mile away); Alma Mater Statue (approx. half a mile away); World War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); McMichaels Creek (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Stroudsburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. RR Signal Tower (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Veterans Park re-dedicated in East Stroudsburg (WNEP, 2020). (Submitted on January 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. submitted on January 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.















