Salisbury in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
American Revolution Anniversary Memorial
1776 • 1976
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 11, 2022
1. American Revolution Anniversary Memorial
To the memory of the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution and the freedoms for which they fought. Memory may their deeds redeem.
Erected 1976 by V.F.W. & Ladies Auxiliary Post 8826.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 39° 45.111′ N, 79° 4.919′ W. Memorial is in Salisbury, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of Grant Street (U.S. 219) and Sherman Alley, on the left when traveling north on Grant Street. Marker is located in front of the VFW Walker Harris Post 8826. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 118 Grant Street, Salisbury PA 15558, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Lest We Forget" (approx. ¼ mile away); T/Sgt. Melvin F. Wooten (approx. 0.7 miles away); WWII Honor Roll (approx. 1.3 miles away); Little Meadows (approx. 4.2 miles away in Maryland); Crash of a United States B-52 Bomber (approx. 4.8 miles away in Maryland); Stanton’s Mill (approx. 4.9 miles away in Maryland); Bear Hill School (approx. 5 miles away in Maryland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 11, 2022
2. American Revolution Anniversary Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 11, 2022
3. American Revolution Anniversary Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
