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

John F. Kennedy

1917 - 1963

 
 
John F. Kennedy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
1. John F. Kennedy Marker
Inscription.

President of the
United States
1961 - 1963

"Ask not what your country
can do for you -
ask what you can do
for your country"

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.
 
Location. 40° 21.105′ N, 79° 51.942′ W. Marker is in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is at the intersection of Lysle Boulevard and Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Lysle Boulevard. Monument is in JFK Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McKeesport PA 15132, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); McKeesport Vietnam Veteran's Memorial (about 400 feet away); Pvt. Franklin J. Philips (about 400 feet away); War Memorial (about 400 feet away); McKeesport Memorial and Shrine (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate (about 700 feet away); Bank of McKeesport Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McKeesport.
 
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Quote is excerpted from Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Address.
 
John F. Kennedy Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
2. John F. Kennedy Monument
John F. Kennedy Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2023
3. John F. Kennedy Statue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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