Tower City in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tower City Borough, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024

1. Tower City Borough, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
The names listed below are some of the
world's greatest and bravest warriors

[Honor Roll of Veterans]

Revolutionary War
James McAllister

Civil War 1861-1865
William Adams • David Alspach • Henry Alspach • William Bailey

[remaining veterans not transcribed]

Erected by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 35.354′ N, 76° 33.245′ W. Memorial is in Tower City, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue (U.S. 209) and 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Grand Avenue. Memorial is in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 415 East Grand Avenue, Tower City PA 17980, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

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.

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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: Johannes Hand (a few steps from this marker); Elias Shomper (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Les Brown (approx. 1.2 miles away); War and Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Tulpehocken Path (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); William B. and Margaretha Kessler Otto (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tower City.

Regarding Tower City Borough, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial. The Honor Roll is not transcribed due to difficulty photographing names through the glare from the glass in front of the names.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024

2. Tower City Borough, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.