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Upper Burrell Veterans Memorial

 
 
Upper Burrell Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
1. Upper Burrell Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
1879 ● 1979

Upper Burrell Centennial Commemorative

In honor of all veterans living or dead who have served or are serving their country

 
Erected 1979 by The Citizens of Upper Burrell Township.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 33.245′ N, 79° 41.361′ W. Memorial is near New Kensington, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Upper Burrell Township. It is on 7th Street Road (Pennsylvania Route 780) 0.3 miles west of Menk Road, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is located in front of the Upper Burrell Township Municipal Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3735 7th Street Road, 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
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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Byerly House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lower Burrell Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Alle-Kiski Valley Vietnam Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Post 868 Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); "We Shall Never Forget" (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lower Burrell Township World War II Honor Roll (approx. 3.1 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 3.1 miles away); Rotary Decision Garden (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Kensington.
 
Upper Burrell Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
2. Upper Burrell Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Sep. 15, 2026