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West Homestead Veterans Memorial

 
 
West Homestead Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024
1. West Homestead Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to the men and women of West Homestead Borough who served our country in all wars to preserve the freedom of humanity for all ages to come

Let none forget they gave their all and faltered not when came the call

World War I • World War II • Korea • Vietnam

 
Erected 1990 by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8792.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 24.168′ N, 79° 54.995′ W. Memorial is in West Homestead, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of West 8th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837) and Sarah Street, on the right when traveling north on West 8th Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 402 West 8th Avenue, Homestead PA 15120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 walking distance of this marker: Chiodo's Tavern (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1892 Homestead Strike Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Homestead Grays (approx. 0.3 miles away); Steel on the Move (approx. 0.3 miles away); Homestead High Level Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Steelmaking Capital of the World (approx. 0.3 miles away).
 
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West Homestead Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024
2. West Homestead Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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