McKeesport in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

War Memorial

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

1. War Memorial

Inscription.

This tablet placed in
honor and memory of the
McKeesport men and women
who gave their lives
in the service of our country,
defending America's eternal freedoms.
May they rest in peace.

Erected 1949 by AMVETS McKeesport Post No. 8.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 40° 21.158′ N, 79° 50.908′ W. Memorial is in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Lysle Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 148) and 5th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Lysle Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1625 Lysle Boulevard, McKeesport PA 15132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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 walking distance of this marker: John McKee and Family (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John McKee (about 500 feet away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); McKeesport Boys Club Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport (approx. 0.6 miles away); National Tube Works

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); First Methodist Episcopal Church of McKeesport (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bank of McKeesport Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McKeesport.

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

2. War Memorial

Looking west

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.