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Polish Hill in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Polish Hill War Monument

 
 
Polish Hill War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
1. Polish Hill War Monument
Inscription.
Honoring the men and women of this community who served in the Armed Forces of the United States in all wars

 
Erected 1976 by The Ladies Auxiliary of V.F.W. Post 204.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 27.405′ N, 79° 58.04′ W. Monument is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Polish Hill. It is at the intersection of Brereton Street and Dobson Street, on the left when traveling east on Brereton Street. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 3064 Brereton Street, Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Polish Hill War Monument (here, next to this marker); Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Pittsburgh Brewing Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thaddeus Mosley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charles Martin Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Birthplace of the Aluminum Industry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Robert E. Williams Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Frank Vittor (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Twenty Murdered and a City Rises Up (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Polish Hill War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
2. Polish Hill War Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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