New Kensington in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
1. World War Memorial Marker
Dedicated to Veterans
of [the] World War
"To conquer war they dared their lives to give,
to safeguard peace our hearts must learn to live."
Van Dyke
[Dedicated] November 11, 1934
Erected 1934 by New Kensington American Legion Post 347 Auxiliary.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 40° 34.459′ N, 79° 44.886′ W. Memorial is in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Stevenson Boulevard 0.2 miles east of Pennsylvania Route 56/266, on the right when traveling east. Monument is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1500 Stevenson Boulevard, New Kensington PA 15068, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rotary Decision Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); US Army M5 Anti-Tank Gun (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willie Thrower (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fannie Sellins (approx. Ύ mile away); 307th Military Police Company Memorial
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
2. World War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
