Dorrance Township in Mountain Top in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dorrance Township War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 18, 2024
1. Dorrance Township War Memorial
the men and women
of Dorrance Township
who served their country in
1917 World War I 1918
1941 World War II 1945
1950 Korean Conflict 1953
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 41° 6.137′ N, 76° 0.401′ W. Memorial is in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Dorrance Township. It is on Blue Ridge Trail 0.2 miles south of St. Marys Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the Dorrance Township Municipal Building grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7844 Blue Ridge Trail, Mountain Top PA 18707, 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 Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dorrance Township Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); World War II Honor Roll (approx. 4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Wright Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Pete Gray Wyshner (approx. 5.9 miles away); Concrete City (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain Top.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 18, 2024
2. Dorrance Township Veterans and War Memorials
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
