Mount Penn in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Penn World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009
1. Mt. Penn World War Memorial Marker
is dedicated
in honor of
the men and women
of the Borough of
Mt. Penn
who served their
country during
World Wars I and II
Erected by the Citizens of the Borough of Mt. Penn.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 19.702′ N, 75° 53.517′ W. Memorial is in Mount Penn, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It can be reached from North 23rd Street, in the median. Memorial is on the triangular median bounded by Howard Boulevard, Fern Street, and N. 23rd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Reading PA 19606, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: Mount Penn (approx. Ό mile away); Lindbergh Viaduct (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hessian Camp (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Pagoda (approx. 0.9 miles away); Duryea Drive (approx. 0.9 miles away); Skyline Boulevard (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Duryea Drive (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Camel Tree (approx. 1.1 miles away).
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009
2. Mt. Penn World War Memorial
Looking northwest along Howard Boulevard.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009
3. Mt. Penn World War Memorial
Looking east, with Fern Street on left, Howard Boulevard on right, and N. 23rd Street where red car is parked.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,008 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
