Somerset Township in Friedens in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Somerset County National Guard Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026
1. Somerset County National Guard Memorial
Dedicated to all who served in the name of peace
1922 - 1997
Erected 1922 by Pennsylvania National Guard unit of Somerset County.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
Location. 40° 2.267′ N, 79° 1.623′ W. Marker is in Friedens, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is in Somerset Township. It is on Stoystown Road (Pennsylvania Route 281) just west of East Kline Road (Local Route 593), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1483 Stoystown Road, Friedens PA 15541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Christian Frederick Heyer (approx. 1.8 miles away); Flight 93 National Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wind Power (approx. 2.8 miles away); Blue Star Memorial Highway (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (approx. 2.9 miles away); Coffee Springs Farm (approx. 3.1 miles away); Harmon Husband (approx. 3.1 miles away); Robert A. Gilmour (approx. 3.1 miles away).
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026
2. Somerset County National Guard Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
