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

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2021

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription. These Lions Memorial Field Park and Armed Services monument improvements are dedicated to LaVale Lions who have passed away while keeping our motto "We Serve" and to all who have served honorably in the Armed Services of the United States, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending the freedom and liberty of all Americans.

A Lions Clubs International centennial legacy project by the LaVale Lions Club

Made possible through contributions in memory of Lions J. Arthur Shank, James Walburn, William Turnbull, Joseph Radcliffe, Patrick Trost, Ronald Sterne, Clayton Hall, Edward Pallik, Kenneth Drumm, David Whitworth, Robert C. Roman, Joseph Dorsey, Ivan Hall, Richard Robertson, and James E. Summers

Support by: Boy Scout Troop 10, Cub Scout Pack 10, LaVale Athletic Association Youth Athletes, LaVale Civic Improvement Association, Fred Sloan Stonemason, Western Maryland Signs, and Dan Foy, Daddy Lawncare Services.

Erected 2016 by The LaVale Lions Club.

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

Location. 39° 38.292′ N, 78° 49.483′ W.

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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, 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

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

Marker is at the far right on the brick wall.

away); a different marker also named The La Vale Toll House (approx. 1.4 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).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2021

3. Lions Field

Entrance with fields in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.