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

War Memorial

"Lest We Forget."

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 25, 2021

1. War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Commemorating the services of those men of
Susquehanna, Oakland and Lanesboro,
who served in the:
Civil War
1861 - 1865,
Spanish-American War
1898 - 1902,
World War
1914 - 1918,
and to those who made
the Supreme Sacrifice for
Liberty and Humanity.
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Sponsored and erected by
Wheeler-Green Post
V.F.W. No. 2263
Nov. 11^th 1932

Erected 1932 by Wheeler-Green Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2263.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World I.

Location. 41° 56.795′ N, 75° 36.212′ W. Memorial is in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It is on Erie Boulevard north of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 171). Marker is at the entrance to Shops Plaza shopping center, where the Erie Railroad maintenance buildings (shops) were once located. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 239 Erie Boulevard, Susquehanna PA 18847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Commemorating 300th Birthday of Pennsylvania (a few steps from this marker); Community Veteran's Service Board (a few steps from this marker); Bluestone Mining (within shouting distance of this marker); Agriculture (within shouting distance of this marker); Susquehannock People (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Susquehanna.

Also see . . . Newton 6-Inch Mortar at Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

War Memorial Sponsor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 25, 2021

2. War Memorial Sponsor Marker

War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 25, 2021

3. War Memorial

War Memorial Newton 6-Inch Trench Mortar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 25, 2021

4. War Memorial Newton 6-Inch Trench Mortar

No. T.W.11677, manufactured by Hadfields Ltd, Sheffield, England

Nearby War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 25, 2021

5. Nearby War Memorial Marker

Memorial park lighting system
dedicated to all
Desert Storm & Desert Shield
Military Personnel
presented by the
Tri-Boro Support Group
*1991*

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.