Plymouth in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans and Pioneer Families Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024
1. Veterans and Pioneer Families Memorial Marker
Shawnee Cemetery Preservation Association
Dedicated to the Veterans, Pioneer Families
and all those who rest within this cemetery
Solely funded through donations by
concerned citizens and community organizations
Erected 2012 by Shawnee Cemetery Association and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 41° 14.53′ N, 75° 57.767′ W. Memorial is in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It can be reached from West Mountain Road. Marker and flag pole are in the Captain Asher Gaylord GAR Post 109 plot in Shawnee Cemetery, off Mountain Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Plymouth PA 18651, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this 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 walking distance of this marker: Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Shawnee Fort (approx. half a mile away); Abijah Smith & Company (approx. half a mile away); Sephaniah Reese (approx. 0.7 miles away); 28th Infantry Division Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); World War I Memorial
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024
2. Veterans and Pioneer Families Memorial
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 124 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
