Penn Township near Duncannon in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to all the Veterans who have proudly served their country and supported American Legion Post #340 for the past 75 years.
It is with our sincere gratitude that we dedicate this stone to all the past and present Veterans.
Erected 2006 by American Legion Auxiliary Unit #340 Officers: Glenda Radel, President; Betty Blessing, 2nd Vice President; Sandy Morrison, Secretary; Mary Toland, Treasurer; Ronda Shultz, Historian; Lesa Troutman, Sergeant at Arms; Helen Walters, Chaplain.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 23.28′ N, 77° 1.938′ W. Memorial is near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is in Penn Township. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and New Bloomfield Road (Pennsylvania Route 274), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 51 New Bloomfield Rd, Duncannon PA 17020, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. 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 walking distance of this marker: Entering Duncannon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Entering Duncannon (about 300 feet away); Duncannon (about 400 feet away); Duncannon Square (about 800 feet away); Duncannon Iron Works (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away); Duncannon Presbyterian Church Annex (approx. 0.2 miles away); Duncannon National Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duncannon.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial display at the American Legion
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