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Madison Veterans Memorial

 
 
Madison Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2024
1. Madison Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of the heroes of all wars who so gallantly fought to preserve our American Heritage that
"government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth"

 
Erected by American Legion Nicoletto-Gaffney Post No. 824.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 15.002′ N, 79° 40.791′ W. Memorial is in Madison, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 136) and Church Lane, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Memorial is located at the entrance to Madison Union Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 Main Street, Wendel PA 15691, 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: Darragh World War II/Korea Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Darragh Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Arona Evangelical United Brethren Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Arona War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Served (approx. 2.2 miles away); Village of Herminie
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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Herminie World War II Honor Roll (approx. 2.2 miles away); Herminie World War I Honor Roll (approx. 2.2 miles away).
 
Madison Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 31, 2024
2. Madison Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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