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

War Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2018
1. War Memorial
Inscription.

In grateful recognition
of valor
dedicated to the
honor and memory of
our men and women of
Exeter Boro.
who served our country
in all wars

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 19.322′ N, 75° 48.919′ W. Memorial is in Exeter, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) and Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on Wyoming Avenue. Marker is on the borough building grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1101 Wyoming Avenue, Pittston PA 18643, 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
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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: Captain Ann Bernatitus (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Wyoming (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); John F. Kennedy (about 800 feet away); Tinsley Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Knox Mine Disaster (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Exeter.
 
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 2, 2021
2. War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on March 16, 2021, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. Photos:   1. submitted on October 2, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   2. submitted on April 2, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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