Pittston in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Our Hometown Heroes
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2023
1. Our Hometown Heroes Marker
Dedicated July 1, 2012
Erected 2012 by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Law Enforcement • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 41° 19.436′ N, 75° 47.448′ W. Memorial is in Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard and William Street, on the left when traveling south on Kennedy Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 104 Kennedy Boulevard, Pittston PA 18640, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, 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 once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1st Lieutenant Jeffrey Frank DePrimo (here, next to this marker); Corporal Dale Justin Kridlo (here, next to this marker); Lieutenant Colonel Richard Joseph Berrettini (here, next to this marker); Captain Thomas Jerome Hromisin (a few steps from this marker); John F. Lombardo and Leonard C. Insalaco II (within shouting distance of this marker); President John F. Kennedy Memorial Statue (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fire Fighters' Memorial Bridge (about 300 feet away); St. John the Baptist Church (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittston.
More about this memorial. Marker is in the ground, surrounded by Veteran and First Responder memorial pavers.
Regarding Our Hometown Heroes. The memorial includes First Responders recognition.
Also see . . . Our Hometown Heroes (Pittston Chamber of Commerce). (Submitted on November 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2023
2. Our Hometown Heroes Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2023
3. PA State Trooper Joshua Daniel Miller Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 29, 2023
4. Police Officer Rodney F Pocceschi Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
