Rockwood in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dedicated to the Glorious Youth of This Community
World War II
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 30, 2023
1. Dedicated to the Glorious Youth of This Community Marker
Erected by Rockwood American Legion Post No. 279.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 55.236′ N, 79° 9.926′ W. Memorial is in Rockwood, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is on Bridge Street (Pennsylvania Route 653) 0.4 miles north of Somerset Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in the Rockwood I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Rockwood PA 15557, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rockwood (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Rockwood (approx. 0.7 miles away); Maynard Ralph Sembower (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rockwood Honor Roll (approx. Ύ mile away); New Centreville (approx. 2 miles away); Site of Gideons German Reformed and Lutheran Church
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 30, 2023
2. Dedicated to the Glorious Youth of This Community Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
