Portage in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
All Gave Some Some Gave All
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024
1. War Memorial
Because of the Brave
[Armed Services Emblems]
Erected by Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 992.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 22.872′ N, 78° 40.828′ W. Memorial is in Portage, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is on Verba Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. Memorial and bench are in Crichton McCormick Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1200 Johnson Avenue, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Sonman Mine Disaster Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Walter Edward Mintus (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Allegheny Portage Railroad Plane No. 2 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Summerhill (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portage.
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 106 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
