California in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Monument Relocation

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 21, 2022

1. Monument Relocation Marker

Inscription.
The monument to your left is the new East Pike Run War Memorial. This memorial has been relocated from the corner of Pennsylvania and Wood Street as a Troop 1423 Eagle Scout project by David Rager. The plaque to your right is from a war memorial formerly located on the California University campus in front of Gallagher Hall. College construction caused the relocation. The stone used to build the new memorial is the original stone from Republican School - the former location

Erected by Quintet Monument.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Military.

Location. 40° 3.93′ N, 79° 53.488′ W. Marker is in California, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Taylor Circle and 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on Taylor Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 4th St, California PA 15419, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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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); East Pike Memorial - World War II (here, next to this marker); Soldiers Memorial Monument (a few steps from this marker); C.A.S.D. Vietnam Veterans Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Jennings–Gallagher House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph A.“Jock” Yablonski (about 600 feet away); Molly Fleming House (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in California.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 21, 2022

2. Monument Relocation Marker

Marker is in the middle of the three markers.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.