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Smithton Veterans Memorial

 
 
Smithton Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 15, 2024
1. Smithton Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the men and women of Smithton and surrounding communities that served, are serving and will serve in the future of our country faithfully during time of war and peace
May they never be forgotten

 
Erected 2011 by American Legion Post 790.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 9.271′ N, 79° 44.549′ W. Memorial is in Smithton, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in South Huntingdon Township. It is on 1st Street west of Peer Street (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the left when traveling west. Memorial is located on the north side of the American Legion Post 790 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 137 1st Street, Smithton PA 15479, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Smithton Service Roll (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Darr Mine Disaster (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mike Hazy Memorial Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Col. George Crogan (Circa 1718 - 1782) (approx. 1.8 miles away); M102 Howitzer (approx. 1.8 miles away); Rostraver Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Cedar Creek Mill (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map
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Smithton Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 15, 2024
2. Smithton Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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