Veterans Park of Cambria County
On September 3, 1915, this park was dedicated "To the memory of the soldiers and sailors from Cambria County, Pennsylvania who fought in defense of their country. A distinguished panel of fourteen Civil War Veterans from across Cambria County met in 1912 to make plans for the memorial's design. The panel chose the obelisk design and placement of 3,500 names of Civil War veterans on the bronze tablets at the monument's base. County veterans organizations suggested an additional 2,000 names be included, representing veterans from all previous wars. "Let us have all the names from the American Revolution through the Civil War, or no names at all. Cambria Freeman, Aug. 9, 1912. Another news article of the day stated: We want the children of our schools, as they pass by the monument, to know that this county gave her best men, volunteers at that, to defend our country." The county commissioners appropriated $7,000 in 1913 to erect the sixty-three foot tall grey granite monument. David E. Park, a Pittsburgh banker who owned a summer home in Ebensburg, also contributed $5,000. Construction work was awarded to Jones Brothers
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This park has been the site of numerous veterans parades, dedications and memorial observances. It is also the site of a community time capsule buried in 1975. In 2011 Veterans Park was rededicated to honor all veterans. The restored site features a semi-circle of six flags, with the United States flag flanked by flags representing the five branches of the military, honoring all who have served in any military capacity-wartime or peacetime, overseas or stateside.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1915.
Location. 40° 29.21′ N, 78° 43.504′ W. Memorial is in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Center Street and West Crawford Street. Touch for map.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kimball Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ebensburg Historic District (about 600 feet away); The Noon-Collins House and the YMCA Building of Ebensburg (about 700 feet away); Penn-Eben Hotel (about 700 feet away); Ebensburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cambria County (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Tablet Marks the Site (approx. 0.7 miles away); Loretto (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ebensburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 782 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
