Central City in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"In Honor of Those Who Have and Will Stand for Freedom"
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026
1. "In Honor of Those Who Have and Will Stand for Freedom" Marker
"In honor of those who have and will stand for freedom"
Armed Forces Memorial Park
Erected 1997 by Somerset Marine Corps League Detachment #660.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 6.523′ N, 78° 48.482′ W. Memorial is in Central City, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is on Chestnut Street 0.1 miles north of Sunshine Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Central City Recreation Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 676 Chestnut Street, Central City PA 15926, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Armed Forces Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Forbes Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Kavod Garden (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ryan's Trail (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Cross (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Compass Rose (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Central City.
Another marker is no longer nearby. American Legion Post 449 War Memorial (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026
2. "In Honor of Those Who Have and Will Stand for Freedom" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
