Sharpsburg in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Defenders of Freedom
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 16, 2025
1. Defenders of Freedom Marker
This memorial honors the men and women who served in the Armed Forces and the civilians who worked in industry producing the needed items to win the war
Erected 1999 by Guyasuta Post 709 V.F.W. Sharpsburg, Pa.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Military.
Location. 40° 29.666′ N, 79° 55.917′ W. Memorial is in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on Main Street just west of Station Street, on the left when traveling west. Memorial is located on the front of the VFW Post 709 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1017 Main Street, Pittsburgh PA 15215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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: Guyasuta (within shouting distance of this marker); Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Sharpsburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Sharpsburg Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Grace United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Etna Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Morningside Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Morningside VFW Post 3945 Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 16, 2025
2. Defenders of Freedom Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
