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Veterans Memorial

Bakewell Phelps Post 940

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2022
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to our living and silent defenders past and present in a righteous cause they have won immortal glory and have notably served their nation in serving mankind
 
Erected 1973 by Bakewell Phelps Post 940.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 1.951′ N, 79° 52.818′ W. Memorial is in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Middle Street and William Street, on the right when traveling north on Middle Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Brownsville PA 15417, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. 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
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are within walking distance of this marker: West Brownsville Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); James G. Blaine (approx. 0.6 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Redstone Old Fort (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bowman's Castle (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. ¾ mile away); Brashear House (approx. ¾ mile away); Philander Knox (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Brownsville.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2022
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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