Hanover Township near Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 24, 2025
1. War Memorial
In memory of all Veterans
who served this country
in time of war
Erected 1990 by Hanover Township American Legion Post 609.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 13.498′ N, 75° 55.226′ W. Memorial is near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Hanover Township. It is at the intersection of Lee Park Avenue and St. Mary's Road, on the right when traveling south on Lee Park Avenue. Marker is near the entrance to the Hanover Township American Legion Post 609 post home. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 328 Lee Park Avenue, Wilkes Barre PA 18706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Wyoming Valley. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lee Park Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); 15th Ward World War II Honored Dead (approx. one mile away); Veterans and 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Miner Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Amedeo Obici (1877-1947) (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 24, 2025
2. War Memorial
In brick keystone at right of photo
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
