Meyersdale in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Defenders of Freedom and Justice Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 11, 2022

1. Defenders of Freedom and Justice Memorial

Inscription.
World War II
Erected in honor of
defenders of freedom & justice

Erected 1944.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 39° 48.857′ N, 79° 1.634′ W. Memorial is in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of Grant Street (Business U.S. 219) and Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Grant Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 202 Main Street, Meyersdale PA 15552, 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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War/Vietnam Memorial (within

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shouting distance of this marker); How Sweet It Is! (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meyersdale Centennial (about 600 feet away); Lest We Forget (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Meyersdale (approx. 0.2 miles away); Meyersdale (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Meyersdale (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meyersdale.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 11, 2022

2. Defenders of Freedom and Justice Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.