Hegins in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
1. War Memorial
of this community who served
and gave their lives for
freedoms just cause
Freedom of Speech Freedom of Worship
Freedom from Want Freedom from Fear
Rededicated May 13, 2000
Erected by the Citizens of Hegins and Students of Tri-Valley.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.
Location. 40° 39.04′ N, 76° 30.266′ W. Memorial is in Hegins, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 25) and Grove Drive, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Memorial is in Friedens Union Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 510 East Main Street, Hegins PA 17938, 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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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William B. and Margaretha Kessler Otto (within shouting distance of this marker); Tulpehocken Path (approx. 0.7 miles away); War and Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Les Brown (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Elias Shomper (approx. 5 miles away); Johannes Hand (approx. 5 miles away); Tower City Borough, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hegins.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
2. War Memorial Rededication Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
3. War 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 129 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
