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Pocono Lake in Pocono Pines in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Tobyhanna Township World War II Memorial

 
 
This Playground is Dedicated in Memory of Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, October 1, 2021
1. This Playground is Dedicated in Memory of Marker
Inscription.
This playground is dedicated
in memory of
the sons of Tobyhanna Township
who made the supreme sacrifice in
World War II.

James P. Henning
Johnson Keiper, Jr.
Minor Smith, Jr.

 
Erected 1949 by Wilson Fischer Post 413 American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 6.235′ N, 75° 28.603′ W. Memorial is in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Pocono Lake. It can be reached from the intersection of Old Route 940 and Firehouse Road. Located to rear of faciity. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 398 Old Route 940, Long Pond PA 18334, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains 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 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: Commitment to Education (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Pocono Lake Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Tobyhanna Township World War One Memorial (about 600 feet away); The First Fire Company / The Clymer Library (about 800 feet away); Salem United Church of Christ (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tobyhanna Township (approx. 0.3 miles away); William "Bill" Lewis
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Ice Harvesting Industry (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocono Pines.
 
This Playground is Dedicated in Memory of Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, October 1, 2021
2. This Playground is Dedicated in Memory of Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2021, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2021, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
 
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