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Castle Shannon near Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

In Honor of All American Veterans

 
 
In Honor of All American Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 8, 2024
1. In Honor of All American Veterans Marker
Inscription.
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal -- to valiantly protect our country's freedoms.

The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever and wherever democracy exists.

The American veteran -- forever a symbol of heroism, sacrifice, loyalty and freedom.
 
Erected by American Legion Post 490.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 21.927′ N, 80° 1.472′ W. Memorial is near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Castle Shannon. It is on Castle Shannon Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Library Road (Pennsylvania Route 88), on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located on the front of the George C. Dietrich American Legion Post 490 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1008 Castle Shannon Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15234, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically
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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: Castle Shannon (approx. 1.2 miles away); Southminster Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mt. Lebanon Park War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Morgan Drive (approx. 1.8 miles away); Saint Bernard Church (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
In Honor of All American Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 8, 2024
2. In Honor of All American Veterans Marker
 
 
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 118 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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