Northumberland in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
1. Veterans Memorial
the men and women of
Northumberland
and Point Township
who have honorably served
their country
in the Armed Forces
of the United States
Erected 1967 by Maj Gen Uzal G. Ent VFW Post 8298.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 53.437′ N, 76° 47.75′ W. Memorial is in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of King Street and 2nd Street, in the median on King Street. Monument is at the west end of King Street Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Northumberland PA 17857, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library (about 500 feet away); Town Clock and Chimes (about 600 feet away); The Old Log House (about 600 feet away); Joseph Priestley Memorial Chapel (about 700 feet away); Joseph Priestley House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph Priestley (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northumberland.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021
2. Veterans Memorial
via USAF, unknown
3. Major General Uzal Girard Ent
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
