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Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial

 
 
Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
1. Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
(North Face):
In memory of the
defenders of the Union
Isaiah 2ch 4v

1861 - 1865

☆ ☆ ☆

(South Face):
1776 Revolutionary
1812 War of 1812
1846 Mexican
1861 Civil
1898 Spanish Am.
1917 WW I
1941 WW II
1950 Korean
1964 Vietnam
1983 Grenada
1987 Persian Gulf
1989 Panama
1990 Desert Storm

(East Face):
Vietnam Conflict 1964-1975
 
Erected 1925 by The Westmoreland County Soldiers and Sailors Veterans Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 18.177′ N, 79° 32.677′ W. Memorial is in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on South Main Street (U.S. 119) south of West Otterman Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2 South Main Street, Greensburg PA 15601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia.
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Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Westmoreland County (here, next to this marker); Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arthur Saint Clair (about 800 feet away); Train Station at Greensburg (about 800 feet away); Greensburg's Original Community Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Nathanael Greene (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Presbyterian Church of Greensburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); General St. Clair Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensburg.
 
More about this memorial. Originally located at Greensburg City Hall, it was relocated in 2015 to Courthouse Square and re-purposed as a general veterans monument.
 
Regarding Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial. Isaiah 2:4 reads:
He will judge between the
Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
2. Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial
(South Face)
nations and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. (NIV)
 
Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
3. Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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