West Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
For This We Fought
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2024
1. For This We Fought Marker
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Erected by West Wyoming American Legion Post 904 and Santarelli Block Company.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 19.181′ N, 75° 50.755′ W. Memorial is in West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Shoemaker Avenue near 8th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 464 West
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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 walking distance of this marker: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battlefield of Wyoming (approx. Ύ mile away); Fort Hancock Civil War Cannon (approx. one mile away); Battle of Wyoming (approx. one mile away); Wyoming Monument (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Wyoming.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2024
2. For This We Fought Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
