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 honor and memory of the men and women
of the Armed Forces of the United States
who fought in all wars past, present and future.
[US war emblems]
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 13.744′ N, 75° 54.99′ W. Memorial is near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Hanover Township. It is on Lee Park Avenue south of Oxford Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 104 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 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); 15th Ward World War II Honored Dead (approx. 0.7 miles away); Miner Park (approx. Ύ mile away); Veterans and 9/11 Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Amedeo Obici (1877-1947) (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hurricane Agnes High Water Mark (approx. 1.4 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
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
