Gordon in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Lest We Forget
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 1, 2024
1. War Memorial
AMVETS Post 44 Gordon
to Those Who Served in
World War II
Dec. 1941 to Sept. 1945
Korea
June 1950 to Jan. 1955
Viet Nam
Aug. 1964 to May 1975
Erected by Gordon AMVETS Post 44.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 40° 45.005′ N, 76° 20.512′ W. Memorial is in Gordon, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Otto Street and Plane Street, on the left when traveling south on Otto Street. Monument is near the Gordon Municipal Building entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 324 East Plane Street, Gordon PA 17936, 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. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Gordon Public School (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Fountain Springs WWII Service Honor Roll (approx. 1.7 miles away); 1935 Ashland High School Pennsylvania State Champions (approx. 2.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 1, 2024
2. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
