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Thompsontown in Juniata County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Monument

 
 
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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 3, 2024
1. Veterans Monument
Inscription. This monument is dedicated to all veterans, both living and deceased, from the Thompsontown area, who served their country.
 
Erected 1984 by Thompsontown Area Lions Club.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 34.015′ N, 77° 14.066′ W. Monument is in Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, in Juniata County. It can be reached from North Mill Street 0.2 miles north of School Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 212 N Mill St, Thompsontown PA 17094, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is 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 5 miles of this marker, measured
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as the crow flies: Thompsontown (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Thompsontown (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Millerstown (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Millerstown Tannery, 1800-1928 (approx. 4.2 miles away); Governor James Addams Beaver (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Millerstown (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thompsontown.
 
Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 3, 2024
2. Veterans Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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