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Shiremanstown in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 28, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
[Armed Services and POW/MIA Emblems]

To honor all of those who served in
any branch of the military of the
Armed Forces of the United States.

In loving memory of all those who
gave the ultimate sacrifice for our
country so that we can live and
sleep in the freedom they provide us.
 
Erected by Shiremanstown Historical Society and Mechanicsburg Vietnam Veterans Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 13.503′ N, 76° 57.089′ W. Memorial is in Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from Park Lane. Memorial is in Shiremanstown Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Park Lane, Camp Hill PA 17011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. 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.
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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 walking distance of this marker: Shiremanstown Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (here, next to this marker); Christian Stoner House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Atticks Tailor Shop - Built Mid 1800s (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Church of God - Dedicated 1838 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Starr Tin Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rupp General Store - Built Before 1862 (approx. Ό mile away); The Home of Primroses - Built About 1885 (approx. Ό mile away); Rupp Carriage Factory - Built Around 1875 (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiremanstown.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 28, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial POW/MIA Paver image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 28, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial POW/MIA Paver
Veterans Memorial American Legion Paver image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 28, 2025
4. Veterans Memorial American Legion Paver
Veterans Memorial Shireman Paver image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 28, 2025
5. Veterans Memorial Shireman Paver
Veterans Memorial Meck Paver image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 28, 2025
6. Veterans Memorial Meck Paver
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 1, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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