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Polk Township Veterans Memorial

 
 
Polk Township Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 20, 2024
1. Polk Township Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription. We dedicate this memorial to all men and women of Polk Township who helped preserve the freedoms of humanity during all conflicts
 
Erected 1996 by Polk Township, Pennsylvania.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 53.987′ N, 75° 29.941′ W. Memorial is near Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Polk Township. It is at the intersection of Interchange Road (U.S. 209) and Trach Road, on the left when traveling south on Interchange Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 18333 Interchange Rd, Kunkletown PA 18058, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roll of Honor (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Roll of Honor (a few steps from this marker); Fort Norris (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Fort Norris (approx. half a mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Christ United Church of Christ (U.C.C.) (approx. 8.2 miles away); Armed Forces Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Emanuels Church (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kunkletown.
 
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Polk Township Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 20, 2024
2. Polk Township Veterans Memorial
Polk Township Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 20, 2024
3. Polk Township Veterans Memorial
Signage on the grounds of the memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 20, 2024
4. Signage on the grounds of the memorial
Dedication in the memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 20, 2024
5. Dedication in the memorial
This land donated by Blanche and Richard Strausberger in loving memory of son David "Whitey" Bartholemew
July 28, 1996
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 23, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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