Hollenback Township in Wapwallopen in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 18, 2024
1. War Memorial
the men and women
of this community
who served in all wars
to preserve us a free nation
Erected 1955.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 4.635′ N, 76° 4.826′ W. Memorial is in Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Hollenback Township. It is at the intersection of West County Road and Chestnut Lane, on the right when traveling west on West County Road. Monument is in Hollenback Township Community Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 608 W County Rd, Wapwallopen PA 18660, 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: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wapwallopen (approx. 2.6 miles away); How Did We Get [Here?] (approx. 3.9 miles away); History of Nescopeck Township (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Dorrance Township War Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Dorrance Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Sugarloaf Valley World War II Honor Roll (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapwallopen.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 18, 2024
2. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
