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

War Memorial

Lest We Forget

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

1. War Memorial

Inscription.

In memory of
the men and women
of the Mahanoy Area
who served in all wars

U.S. Army M-60-A3 Patton Tank
Dedicated May 24, 1998

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

Location. 40° 48.734′ N, 76° 8.706′ W. Memorial is in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Centre Street (Pennsylvania Route 54) and Catawissa Street, on the right when traveling west on Centre Street. Marker is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 305 West Centre Street, Mahanoy City PA 17948, 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,

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Molly Maguire Historical Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Victor Schertzinger (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elks Lodge #695 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mahanoy City High School (approx. half a mile away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kaier Mansion (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mahanoy City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Birth of Cable Television (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

War Memorial M-60 Tank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

2. War Memorial M-60 Tank

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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