Large in Clairton in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Memory Lane
Instituted Oct. 1944
Blue Star Mothers of America
to commemorate the lives and
services of our sons who fought
and died for their country.
Erected 1944 by Clairton Chapter Blue Star Mothers of America.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 18.135′ N, 79° 53.481′ W. Memorial is in Clairton, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Large. It can be reached from the intersection of Freemont Street and Huffman Drive, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located in Clairton Park at the base of Memorial Hill. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 320 Freemont Street, Clairton PA 15025, 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 the Ohio River Valley, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); City of Clairton World War I and II Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); City of Clairton Korea and Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Glassport World War Honor Roll (approx. 1.8 miles away); Glassport Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clairton.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


