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Alverton Area Veterans Memorial

 
 
Alverton Area Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2024
1. Alverton Area Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of the men and women of the Alverton area who faithfully served their country in military service.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 8.412′ N, 79° 35.291′ W. Memorial is in Alverton, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in East Huntingdon Township. It is at the intersection of PA Route 981 (Pennsylvania Route 981) and Ruffsdale Alverton Road ( Route 117), on the left when traveling east on PA Route 981. Memorial is located at the entrance to Alverton Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2402 PA Route 981, Alverton PA 15612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alverton Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morewood Massacre (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Bethany Honor Roll (approx. 1.6 miles away); Henry Clay Frick (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Henry Clay Frick (approx. 2 miles away); West Overton Historical House (approx. 2 miles away); Beehive Coke Oven (approx. 2.1 miles away); East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away).
 
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Alverton Area Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2024
2. Alverton Area Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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