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World War Nurses

 
 
World War Nurses Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
1. World War Nurses Marker
Inscription.

Tribute of the
People of
Allegheny County
to the
Nurses
who served in the
World War

[Dedicated] August 28, 1934

 
Erected 1934 by the People of Allegheny County.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World IWomen.
 
Location. 40° 18.433′ N, 79° 59.893′ W. Memorial is in South Park Township, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in South Park. It is on Corrigan Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is about 300 feet ENE of the South Park Horse Stables (round barn). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: South Park PA 15129, 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 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
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original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Armed Forces Nurses (a few steps from this marker); Military Order of the Purple Heart (a few steps from this marker); Duquesne Greys (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arch H. Rowand (about 500 feet away); Eightieth Division (about 500 feet away); Light Battery "B" (about 500 feet away); 18th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (about 500 feet away); Lieutenant Friend W. Jenkins (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Park Township.
 
Also see . . .  American Nurses in World War I (American Experience). (Submitted on June 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
World War Nurses Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
2. World War Nurses Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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