Larksville in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024
1. Veterans Memorial
in memory of all who have served
and to those who gave their lives in
the service of God and Country
in all of our conflicts
Erected by Larksville American Legion Post 665.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Military.
Location. 41° 15.72′ N, 75° 55.778′ W. Marker is in Larksville, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on State Street, on the right when traveling west. Monument is on the Larksville American Legion Post 665 grounds, opposite State Street Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 354 East State Street, Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miners Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Edwardsville Warrior Tree (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Welcome to the Anthracite Heritage Walk (approx. 1.3 miles away); What on Earth is a Levee? (approx. 1.3 miles away); Trailing Along (approx. 1.3 miles away); Arthur Horace James (1883-1973) (approx. 1½ miles
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024
2. Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024
3. M114 155mm Howitzer on Larksville American Legion Post 665 Grounds
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
