Allegheny Township near Emlenton in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Paul W. Wood VFW Post 7840 Charter Members

Hilliards PA

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2025

1. Paul W. Wood VFW Post 7840 Charter Members Marker

Inscription.

J Anderson • W Campbell • G Coast • S Costa • C M Day • C R Day • J S Day
F Ease • E Hosich • C Gillespie • R Gillespie • D Hilliard • F Hilliard
E Hutchison • K Mahood • W Mahood • C Martin • L Martin • R Morgan
H Murrin • E Nellis • L Royle • R Royle • H Rumbaugh • D Seaton
R Stoughton • A Toth

Erected 1987 by Paul W. Wood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7840.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 41° 9.844′ N, 79° 47.294′ W. Marker is near Emlenton, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is in Allegheny Township. It is on Oneida Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 38) 0.1 miles east of Heaven Lane, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is on the Paul W. Wood VFW Post 7840 grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3391 Oneida Valley Road, Emlenton PA 16373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Hotels of Emlenton (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Emlenton Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); Emlenton's "Number One Citizen" (approx. 4.1 miles away); Farmers National Bank (approx. 4.1 miles away); West Main Street Development (approx. 4.2 miles away); Emlenton At Leisure (approx. 4.2 miles away); Arthur W. Phillips - Physician / Humanitarian (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emlenton.

More about this marker. VFW Post 7840 appears to be permanently closed. Hilliards PA is about five miles SSW of the VFW Post home; perhaps the Post started in Hilliards and moved to its permanent, now closed, post home.

Regarding Paul W. Wood VFW Post 7840 Charter Members. Although

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2025

2. Paul W. Wood VFW Post 7840 Charter Members Marker

not stated anywhere on the marker, the best assumption is that the marker is recognizing charter members of the Post. The rear of the marker reads "Mayfield Foundry, Beaver Falls, PA 1987"

Paul W. Wood VFW Post 7840 Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2025

3. Paul W. Wood VFW Post 7840 Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.