Republic in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 21, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
In commemoration of the men and women who were killed in action, missing in action or lost at sea during hostilities and wars of the United States
Erected 1969 by Thomas J. Prendergast Post No. 590 American Legion.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list.
Location. 39° 57.741′ N, 79° 52.643′ W. Memorial is in Republic, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of Legion Street (Pennsylvania Route 166) and Legion Street, on the right when traveling north on Legion Street. Marker is located to the right of the side entrance to American Legion Post 590. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6 Legion Street, Grindstone PA 15442, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Penn-Craft (approx. 2 miles away); National Road (approx. 2.6 miles away); New Salem Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Brownsville
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 21, 2022
2. Veterans Memorial
The marker is to the right of the doors.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
