Dawson in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 10, 2022

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
Erected by the Citizens of Dawson and Lower Tyrone Township
In honor of the men and women who served their country during the Korean, Vietnam, and Cold War eras
1945-1991

Legend
K = Korean Era
V = Vietnam Era
C = Cold War Era
* Died while serving

The monument committee also honors veterans whose name was not available at the time of construction

Beeson, John R. - V • French, Martini E. - C • Sigwalt, Robert C. - K • Swift, Ralph Jr. (Ducky) - K • Robert Carl Guth - K • Kelley, R. Douglas - V

Erected 2014 by The Citizens of Dawson and Lower Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 2.793′ N, 79° 39.304′ W. Memorial is in Dawson, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 819) north of Railroad Street ( Route 819), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 204 Main Street, Dawson PA 15428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker);

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a different marker also named World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); For God and Country (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named World War II Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named World War I Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Remains of the Beehive Coke Ovens (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dawson.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 10, 2022

2. Veterans Memorial

Memorial is on the far right.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.