Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Dedicated to those men and women
who went forth from Orwigsburg
and the surrounding area
to faithfully serve in
the armed forces of their country
during times of war and peace

We mourn for those who never returned
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[Adjacent flag pole]
James Steele American Legion Post 369
Dedicated 1989
[POW/MIA and Armed Forces medallions in ground]

Erected by Joseph W. Morrison V.F.W. Post 2198.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 39.298′ N, 76° 6.067′ W. Memorial is in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 443) and Warren Street, in the median on Market Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 West Market Street, Orwigsburg PA 17961, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of First Schuylkill County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Orwigsburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick Hesser / Hartman Tragedy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Rocky Graziano (approx. 1.2 miles away); Archie Moore (approx. 1.2 miles away); Willie Pep (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orwigsburg.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

2. Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

3. Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.