Hopwood in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gold Star Dogwood Tree
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 25, 2023
1. Gold Star Dogwood Tree Marker
This tree is dedicated to the fifty Gold Star mothers and fathers whose son's appear on this memorial.
Erected 1999 by Vietnam Veterans of Fayette County, PA.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 51.751′ N, 79° 42.1′ W. Memorial is in Hopwood, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on Buttermilk Lane south of Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located on the grounds of the General George C. Marshall Amvets Post 103 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 123 Buttermilk Lane, Hopwood PA 15445, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this 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 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: Fayette County Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Scott Patrick Brownfield (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Brownfield Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas L. Frankhouser (approx. 0.7 miles away); National Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mickey's Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hopwood Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopwood.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 25, 2023
2. Gold Star Dogwood Tree and Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 25, 2023
3. Vietnam Memorial to which the Gold Star marker refers
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
