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Veterans Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.

In recognition of those who served,
are serving, and will serve their
country and community
 
Erected by Nescopeck Township.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 2.673′ N, 76° 8.588′ W. Memorial is near Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Nescopeck Township. It can be reached from Bridge Road. Memorial is in Lenape Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 435 Berwick Hazleton Highway (Pennsylvania Rt 93), Nescopeck PA 18635, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region, in the Wyoming Valley, and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of Nescopeck Township (within shouting distance of this marker); How Did We Get [Here?] (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wapwallopen (approx. 2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); SSgt. Day G. Turner (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Peter F. Rothermel (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nescopeck.
 
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Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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