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

Vietnam War Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 20, 2024

1. Vietnam War Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to all those who served
during the Vietnam War

Those who paid the supreme sacrifice Leon D. Eckhart • Clyde R. Houser, Jr. • Ronald S.H. Christman • Charles R. Jones • Merlin C. Hollenbach

POW ☆ MIA

Erected 2008 by American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 40° 49.547′ N, 75° 42.789′ W. Memorial is in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is on Graver Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2 Graver St, Lehighton PA 18235, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Sergeant William Weiland Shoemaker (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); All Wars Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Site of the Gnaden Huetten Massacre (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gnadenhuetten (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lehighton Fair Judges' Stand (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lehighton.

Veterans Memorials display on the grounds of the American Legion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 20, 2024

2. Veterans Memorials display on the grounds of the American Legion

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 114 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.