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Coolbaugh Township in Tobyhanna in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

 
 
M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tobyhanna Army Depot Public Affairs, July 19, 2019
1. M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Marker
Inscription.

Manufacture: General Dynamics - 1980
SN 0288 of 3273 M1's Produced

Armament 105mm gun
Combat Weight 60 Tons
Speed 45 mph
Range 275 miles
Crew 4 - Commander, Gunner, Loader & Driver
Engine Textron Lycoming AGT 1500HP Turbine
 
Erected by Tobyhanna Army Depot.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 11.574′ N, 75° 25.492′ W. Memorial is in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Coolbaugh Township. It is on Hap Arnold Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the perimeter fence near the tank. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna PA 18466, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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
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once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: M-60 Main Battle Tank (within shouting distance of this marker); M110A2 Self Propelled Howitzer (within shouting distance of this marker); M163A1 Vulcan Air Defense System (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); M577A1 Armored Command Post (about 400 feet away); Chaparral (about 500 feet away); M113A2 Armored Personnel Carrier (about 600 feet away); M901A1 Improved TOW Vehicle (about 800 feet away); M578 Light Armored Recovery Vehicle (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tobyhanna.
 
More about this memorial. Tobyhanna Army Depot requires approved ID for entrance, and NO photography is allowed without prior approval from the depot commander. The contributor contacted Public Affairs, which had previously taken the photos, had them reviewed and approved, and then provided them to the contributor electronically. The contributor, being retired military, has been to the Depot and passed all of the markers along
M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tobyhanna Army Depot Public Affairs, July 19, 2019
2. M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
the entrance drive (but could not take photos). Thanks to Depot Public Affairs for providing the photographs, which highlight the important work the depot and US Army does for America.
 
Also see . . .  Tobyhanna Army Depot History. (Submitted on November 4, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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