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East Huntingdon Township in Tarrs in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument

 
 
East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009
1. East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument
Inscription.
Grand Army of the Republic 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898
World War I 1917-1918
World War II 1941-1945
Korean Conflict 1950-1953
Vietnam 1964-1973

 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsMilitaryPatriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 40° 10.217′ N, 79° 35.844′ W. Monument is in Tarrs, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in East Huntingdon Township. It is at the intersection of Mt. Pleasant Road (Pennsylvania Route 31) and Parsonage Lane, on the right when traveling west on Mt. Pleasant Road. Monument is in the cemetery of Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Tarrs PA 15688, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Laurel Highlands and 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tarrs Honor Roll (approx. Ό mile away); Rocktown Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Bethany Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ruffsdale Honor Roll (approx. 0.7 miles away); Braddock's Military Road 1755 Salt Lick Camp (approx. 1.6 miles away); Alverton Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Alverton Honor Roll (approx. 2.3 miles away); Morewood Massacre (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map
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East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009
2. East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument
East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009
3. East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument
East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009
4. East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,329 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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