Hughestown in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Our Fallen Heroes
In Memoriam of
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 29, 2024
1. Our Fallen Heroes Marker
Flag and Memorial Association
Pittston
May 30, 1910.
Erected 1910 by the Flag and Memorial Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.
Location. 41° 19.654′ N, 75° 46.426′ W. Memorial is in Hughestown, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Rock Street west of Center Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker and monument are in Hughestown Lutheran Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Rock Street, Pittston PA 18640, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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 walking distance of this marker: Joseph J. "Joe" Toye (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War 2 Memorial (about 600 feet away); Hughestown School District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pittston Fort (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Pittston Fort (approx. Ύ mile away); Mosier Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Greater Pittston Coal Miner (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hughestown.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 29, 2024
2. Our Fallen Heroes Memorial Reconstruction
May 30, 1988
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 29, 2024
3. Our Fallen Heroes Marker and Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
