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War Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 15, 2024
1. War Memorial
Inscription.

Dedicated to Veterans
of All Wars
July 21, 1985

 
Erected 1985 by Smith-Pletcher American Legion Post 779.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 50.133′ N, 77° 40.186′ W. Memorial is in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is on Penns Valley Pike (Pennsylvania Route 45) east of Pennsylvania Avenue/Old Fort Road ( Route 144), on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the Smith-Pletcher American Legion Post 779 Home. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall PA 16828, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Pennsylvania Wilds. 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
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markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Smith-Pletcher American Legion Post No. 779 (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Location of Potter's Fort (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Potter's Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas Van Doran and Jacob Shadecre (approx. 1.2 miles away); Arms For Peace (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Legend of Penn's Cave (approx. 4.4 miles away); Penn's Cave Hotel (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centre Hall.
 
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 15, 2024
2. War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 17, 2026