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World War Memorial

1914 • 1918

 
 
World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 1, 2024
1. World War Memorial
Inscription.
1914 World War Honor Roll 1918
Erected By Gordon War Chest Subscribers


Lillian G. Nice
John V. Boyer • Alfred M. Burmeister • Gordon J. Bachman
Paul A. Campbell • H. Clyde Constantine • Frank J. Connor
John V. Curley • Carr W. Dornsife • George H. Ernst
Charles N. Fenstermacher • Charles A. Ferner • Henry Ferner
David O. Fetterole • Frank E. Gable • Earl G. Hoffman
Errol H. Hoffman • Henry A. Hoffman • Ralph E. Hoffman
Robert Hoover • Grant C. Hubler • Nelson A. Hubler
Allen Kaufman • Herman J. Martz • James H. Mason
Ralph I. Miles • Wilbur R. Miles • George E. Miller • Alfred W. Neff
J. Luther Neff • Charles H. Paul • Ellwood L. Paul • N. Nelson Phillips
Leon H. Portner • Louis F. Pounder • Clare J. Reick • Noah D. Reick
Charles G. Rice • Frank W. Ringenary • Charles D. Robbins • Robert L. Seitzinger
William O. Seitzinger, Jr. • Ray L. Seltzer • Harry W. Slanker • Kenneth A. Smith
Raymond B. Smith • McKinley H. Stevens • Leo A. Troy • Lawrence G. Weinreich
Thomas E. Weist • Chester L. Yarnall • Clarence A. Yeager • Luther L. Zerby

The People Of The Earth Hath Spoken

 
Erected 1982 by Gordon War Chest Subscribers and AMVETS Post 44.
 
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topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 40° 45.007′ N, 76° 20.51′ 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: 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 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ashland Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ashland Boys’ Association (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gordon.
 
World War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 1, 2024
2. World War Memorial
Hidden to left of ornamental grass
 
 
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 166 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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