Matamoras in Pike County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Cold War

September 1945 to December 1991

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

1. The Cold War Marker

Inscription.

"The Trace"
A line from the Baltic Sea to the Austrian Border,
200 miles long, splitting Germany and the World
ideologically and militarily for 46 years

[Map of West and East Germany, highlighting]
Hamburg Corridor • North German Plane
Fulda Gap • Hof Gap

"Ich bin ein Berliner."
John Fitzgerald Kennedy 26 June 1963

"Mr. Gorbachev - Tear down this wall."
Ronald Reagan 12 June 1987

[Chronology]
2 September 1945 - the Cold War begins with the
USSR terminating relations with the West

March 1946 - Iron Curtain Speech by Winston Churchill

June 1948 - May 1949 Berlin Blockade and Airlift

July 1949 - NATO Established

1948 - 1991 - USN/USMC Mediterranean Operations

1949 - 1991 - Navy "Silent Service" Submarine Operations

August 1961 - Berlin Wall Construction Begins

1962 - 1989 - The Long Stand-Off
Great Armies Poised for War

November 1989 - Berlin Wall Falls

October 1990 - Germany Reunited

April 1991 - Warsaw Pact Disintegrates

August 1991 - Soviet Union (USSR) Collapses

26 December 1991 - Cold War Ends, All Operations Cease

[Replica Warning Sign for US Forces]

Topics. This memorial is listed

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Location. 41° 21.726′ N, 74° 41.716′ W. Memorial is in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. It can be reached from Avenue S. Memorial is in Veterans Memorial Park, part of Airport Park, off Avenue S. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Matamoras PA 18336, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.

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 walking distance of this marker: The Forgotten War (a few steps from this marker); World War II (a few steps from this marker); The Greatest Generation (a few steps from this marker); The Great War - WWI (a few steps from this

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

2. The Cold War Marker

marker); Vietnam War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Matamoras.

The Cold War Chronology Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

3. The Cold War Chronology Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

4. The Cold War Marker

The Cold War Memorial (front) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

5. The Cold War Memorial (front)

The Cold War Memorial (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

6. The Cold War Memorial (rear)

Veterans Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

7. Veterans Memorial Park

Veterans Memorial Park Entrance Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2023

8. Veterans Memorial Park Entrance Sign

Delaware Valley Elementary School in background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 7, 8. submitted on January 31, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.