Carrick in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War I Honor Roll

Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024

1. World War I Honor Roll Marker

Inscription.
Bronze, Granite
1923

The neighborhood of Carrick was once part of a massive tract of land owned by John Ormsby, reaching to the Monongahela River. Ormsby, a native of Ireland, was given the land grant from King George III for his service in the French and Indian War. The name Carrick was not attached to the area until 1853, when a U.S. Post Office was opened there by Dr. John O'Brien and named after his hometown of Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland. This memorial pays honor to those Carrick citizens that gave their service in World War I.

Erected by The City of Pittsburgh.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 40° 23.478′ N, 79° 59.416′ W. Marker is in Carrick, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Parkfield Street and Spokane Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Parkfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 156 Parkfield Street, Pittsburgh PA 15210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carrick High School Veterans Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); John M. Phillips (approx. 0.3 miles away); Honor Roll and Christ (approx. half a mile away); Overbrook World War Monument (approx. half a mile away); Carrick Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Baldwin Borough Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Charles J. Holleman House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carrick.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2024

2. World War I Honor Roll Marker

Marker is located at the bottom right of the memorial.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.