North Huntingdon Township in Irwin in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Shafton Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025
1. Shafton Veterans Memorial
In honor of our courageous men and women who served in the military during times of peace and peril. They gave their yesterdays to insure our tomorrows.
Freedom is not free
Erected 2017 by Shafton Volunteer Fire Department.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 19.792′ N, 79° 41.532′ W. Memorial is in Irwin, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in North Huntingdon Township. It is on Jackson Street 0.2 miles north of Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north. Memorial is located on the north side of the Shafton Volunteer Fire Department. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 681 Jackson Street, Irwin PA 15642, 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. 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: Immaculate Conception Parish Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of the Unknown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Union Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brush Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Biddle Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); Traveling The Highway (approx. Ύ mile
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025
2. Shafton Veterans Memorial
Firefighters memorial is on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
