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American Legion Post 947 Veterans Memorial

 
 
American Legion Post 947 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
1. American Legion Post 947 Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Tribute to service men and women of East McKeesport, North Versailles
 
Erected 1976 by American Legion Post 947.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 22.849′ N, 79° 48.916′ W. Memorial is in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on Greensburg Highway west of Greensburg Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1317 Greensburg Highway, East Mc Keesport PA 15035, 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: North Versailles Township Veterans Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); East McKeesport VFW Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); East McKeesport World War Memorial (about 800 feet away); Wilmerding Preservation Society (approx. Ύ mile away); War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wilmerding Diamond Jubilee (approx. 0.8 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); APICS Education & Research Foundation Training Center for Manufacturing Excellence (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East McKeesport.
 
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American Legion Post 947 Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
2. American Legion Post 947 Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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