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.

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. Memorial is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Old River Road south of Hanover Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wilkes Barre PA 18702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Wyoming Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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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: 15th Ward World War II Honored Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Amedeo Obici (1877-1947) (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans and 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); War Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Lee Park Honor Roll (approx. ¾ mile away); Hurricane Agnes High Water Mark (approx. 0.8 miles away); Teedyuscung (approx. one mile away); Zebulon Butler House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.

Also see . . .
1. Asher Miner. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 6, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Asher Miner Distinguished Service Cross Citation. (Submitted on December 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

via Wikipedia, unknown

2. Asher Miner

As a colonel commanding the 109th Field Artillery during World War I

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

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

3. Miner Park Marker (back)

Miner Park Monument image. Click for full size.

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

4. Miner Park Monument

Miner Park and Monument image. Click for full size.

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

5. Miner Park and Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on February 6, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 3, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.