LaVale in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. This monument is dedicated to all who have served honorably in the Armed Services of the United States, especially to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice... so that we, through Almighty God, remain a nation of free people

An Eagle Scout Project By Matthew A. Mines

Support by: Lavale Lions Club, Jason Burkett and Edward Jones Investments, Lavale United Methodist Church, Chef C.E. Mines, Dr. N. McCullough-Mines M.D.
Dedication statement by Chef C.E. Mines
Monument design by James R. Frazier, architect
Construction by Pyramid Builders and Boy Scouts of America Troop 10

Erected 2013.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 38.292′ N, 78° 49.479′ W. Memorial is in LaVale, Maryland, in Allegany County. It can be reached from the intersection of Braddock Road (Maryland Route 49) and Gemma Drive, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located beneath the flagpoles at Lions Field. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1118 Braddock Road, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Cumberland Barrack (approx. 0.3 miles away); “Spendelow Camp” (approx. 0.4 miles away); The National Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Toll Gate House (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named The La Vale Toll House (approx. 1½ miles away); "The Gateway to the West" (approx. 1½ miles away); Picket Post No. 1 (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. The La Vale Toll House (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2021

2. Veterans Monument

Marker is at the far left on the brick wall.

LaVale Lions Memorial Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2021

3. LaVale Lions Memorial Field

View is from Braddock Road, looking north.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.