Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Miner Park

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 3, 2021

1. Miner Park Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dedicated to the memory of
Major General Asher Miner
and the officers and men of the
109^th Field Artillery of
the American Expeditionary Force
who served in the Great War

Battles
Champagne • Oisne-Aisne • Lorraine
Meuse-Argonne • Ypres-Lys
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Funds for this memorial were contributed
by the Boys and Girls of South Wilkes-Barre
and their friends

Erected by the Boys and Girls of South Wilkes-Barre and their Friends.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.

Location. 41° 14.358′ N, 75° 54.711′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Memorial is on Old River Road south of Hanover Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilkes Barre PA 18702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 15th Ward World War II Honored Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Amedeo Obici (1877-1947)

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans and 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hurricane Agnes High Water Mark (approx. 0.8 miles away); Teedyuscung (approx. one mile away); Zebulon Butler House (approx. one mile away); 30 West River [Street] (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Old Gymnasium (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.

Also see . . .
1. Asher Miner PA House of Representatives Bio. (Submitted on December 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Asher Miner Distinguished Service Cross Citation. (Submitted on December 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Miner Park Marker (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 3, 2021

2. Miner Park Marker (back)

Miner Park Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 3, 2021

3. Miner Park Monument

Miner Park and Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 3, 2021

4. Miner Park and Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.