South Side Flats in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Seventeenth Ward World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
1. Seventeenth Ward World War Memorial Dedication
patriotic service given to their
country by men and women
of the Seventeenth Ward
in the World War 1917·18
Within this stone are imbedded the
names of those who served and
those who made the supreme sacrifice
Chateau-Thierry Belleau Thiaucourt
Meuse-Argonne Somme St·Mihiel
World War I Memorial
Granite · 1932
Erected to honor those from the Seventeenth Ward who participated in the First World War. The right and left stele are inscribed with the names of battlefields where American soldiers lost their lives. Roush was the architect of the memorial, with Frank Aretz as the sculptor of the central figure and the Donatelli Granite Company of Pittsburgh doing the fabrication.
Erected 1932 by Members of the Seventeenth Ward.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
Location. 40° 25.717′ N, 79° 59.323′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the South Side Flats. It is at the intersection of Carson Street
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Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: South Side High School (a few steps from this marker); Bedford School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); South Side Market House (about 700 feet away); Armstrong Monument (about 800 feet away); St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Panhandle Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pittsburgh Glass (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsylvania Canal in Pittsburgh
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
2. Seventeenth Ward World War Memorial Battles
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
3. Seventeenth Ward World War Memorial Battles
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
4. Seventeenth Ward World War Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
5. Seventeenth Ward World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2021
6. Seventeenth Ward World War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 14, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
