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South Side VFW War Memorial

 
 
South Side VFW War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024
1. South Side VFW War Memorial
Inscription.
This memorial is dedicated to all the living and dead Veterans of the Southside, who's valiant efforts and unselfish sacrifices have made America so great.
 
Erected 1981 by V.F.W. Post 6675.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 25.763′ N, 79° 58.66′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the South Side Flats. It is at the intersection of South 20th Street and Sidney Street, on the left when traveling north on South 20th Street. Memorial is located in front of the Sgt. James P. Cryster VFW Memorial Post 6675 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1930 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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
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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: South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Polish Army (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, South Side Branch (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Workers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Polish Veteran Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Prehistoric Rivers (approx. Ό mile away); Monongahela's First Lock & Dam (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
South Side VFW War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024
2. South Side VFW War Memorial
Stone at the Base of the Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024
3. Stone at the Base of the Memorial
Sgt. James P. Cryster
Memorial Post 6675
Rededicated 01-17-2015
 
 
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 175 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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