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Overbrook World War Monument

 
 
Overbrook World War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 8, 2024
1. Overbrook World War Monument
Inscription.
Lest we forget to honor those who served in the World War

 
Erected 1919 by Overbrook Post No. 1620 VFW and the Community of Overbrook, PA.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 23.078′ N, 79° 59.722′ W. Monument is near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Overbrook. It is at the intersection of Saw Mill Run Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 51) and Maytide Street, on the right when traveling south on Saw Mill Run Boulevard. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 2406 Saw Mill Run Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15234, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carrick High School Veterans Wall (approx. half a mile away); World War I Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); John M. Phillips (approx. 0.6 miles away); Castle Shannon (approx. 0.9 miles away); Honor Roll and Christ (approx. one mile away); Charles J. Holleman House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Brentwood Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
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Overbrook World War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 8, 2024
2. Overbrook World War Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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