Portage in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War I Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
1. World War I Memorial
World War I Veterans
Dedicated November 11, 1985
[Armed Services Emblems]
Erected 1985 by John R. Moyer American Legion Post 430.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 40° 23.504′ N, 78° 40.394′ W. Memorial is in Portage, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is at the intersection of Lee Street and Legion Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Lee Street. Memorial is on the John R. Moyer American Legion Post 430 grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 230 Lee Street, Portage PA 15946, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Walter Edward Mintus (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Allegheny Portage Railroad Plane No. 2 (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sonman Mine Disaster Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ku Klux Klan Riot (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portage.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
2. World War I Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
3. John R. Moyer Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
