Edwardsville in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021
1. War Memorial
Veterans of All Wars
who served and gave
the ultimate sacrifice
for their country
Erected 2008 by American Legion Post 797 (Chartered 1945 to 2009).
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 16.047′ N, 75° 54.506′ W. Memorial is in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Monument is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 668 Main Street, Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, 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: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Edwardsville Warrior Tree (here, next to this marker); Reuben H. Levy (approx. half a mile away); Anning Owen (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wyoming Seminary (approx. 0.6 miles away); Shafer House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Korean Garden (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Kirby Common (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edwardsville.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021
2. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
