Gap in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World Wars I and II Memorial
of those who served
and made the supreme
sacrifice in
World War I
and
World War II
Erected by P.J. Bair II V.F.W. Post No. 7418, Gap, PA.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 39° 59.127′ N, 76° 1.056′ W. Memorial is in Gap, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Gap Newport Pike (Pennsylvania Route 41) and Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north on Gap Newport Pike. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 885 Gap Newport Pike, Gap PA 17527, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Gap Clock Tower (here, next to this marker); Walker House (within shouting distance of this marker); William Chester Ruth (approx. 0.4 miles away); Great Minquas Path (approx. half a mile away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 1.3 miles away); Christiana Riot Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad Bridge at Pine Creek, Circa 1830 (approx. 2½ miles away); Kinzer (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gap.
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