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Bowmanstown in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

In Memory of Bowmanstown Soldiers of the World War

— 1917-1919 —

 
 
In Memory of the Bowmanstown Soldiers of the World War Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, May 19, 2024
1. In Memory of the Bowmanstown Soldiers of the World War Marker
Inscription. (Right Side Plaque)
In memory of
Bowmanstown
Soldiers

Of the
World War
1917-1919

• Horace Hongen ★
• Edwin Bagenstose
• Harvey Balliet
• Raymond Balliet
• Earl Beidleman
• Francis Boyer
• William Deppe
• William Farber
• William Fenstermaker
• Charles Fenstermaker
• Thomas Schaffer
• John Seitz
• Daniel Steigerwalt
• Charles Yenser
• Henry Yenser
• Stinson Stemler
• Rudy Wagner
• Arthur Eckhart
• Lee Semmel
 
Erected 1940 by Bowmanstown Borough.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 48.022′ N, 75° 39.891′ W. Memorial is in Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is at the intersection of White Street and East White Street, on the right when traveling west on White Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 621 White Street, Bowmanstown PA 18030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Pocono Mountains. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor and in Memory of (here, next to this marker); In honor of the Veterans of (here, next to this marker); Hans Dieterick Bauman (here, next to this marker); Dedicated to the Veterans of the
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); In Honor of the Veterans of West Bowmans (approx. 0.4 miles away); Parryville Historic District (approx. 1.2 miles away); Carl Wolter III Playground (approx. 1.3 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowmanstown.
 
In Memory of Bowmanstown Soldiers of the World War Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, May 19, 2024
2. In Memory of Bowmanstown Soldiers of the World War Marker
In Memory of Bowmanstown Soldiers of the World War Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, May 19, 2024
3. In Memory of Bowmanstown Soldiers of the World War Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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