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Veterans Memorial

"Lest We Forget"

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. In honor of the men and women who serve in the armed forces of our country honorably preserving our freedom and our way of life.
 
Erected 1979 by American Legion Post 445 and VFW Post 7295.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryPatriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 39° 55.279′ N, 78° 57.32′ W. Marker is in Berlin, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of Meadow Street and Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling north on Meadow Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 419 Meadow Street, Berlin PA 15530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Berlin (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Robert Philson (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Altfather Mill (approx. 2.1 miles away); Jeremiah S. Black (approx. 3.3 miles away); Deeter's Gap (approx. 4.8 miles away); Flight 93 Monument (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.
 
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009
2. Veterans Memorial
Combined American Legion/Veterans of Foreign Wars building in background.
Harry Fisher American Legion Post 445 and Robert Walker VFW Post 7295 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009
3. Harry Fisher American Legion Post 445 and Robert Walker VFW Post 7295
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 955 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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