New Brighton in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

New Brighton World War Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026

1. New Brighton World War Memorial

(Front)

Inscription.
(Front):
In honor of those who served in the World War

They sought no glory but their country's good

(Rear):
In memory of those who died in service
April 6, 1917 • Nov. 11, 1918

Adkins, Walter P. • Anderson, Ross D. • Bagnell, Clifford E. • Beaver, Charles • Belcufine, Alesandro • Brenner, Clarence L. • Brewer, Howard E. • Cain, Lafayette E. Jr. • Coleman, Charles • Comport, Thomas • Cunning, George • Engle, Joseph D. • Funkhouser, Horace • Guy, Bert • Hamer, Floyd C. • Hoback, Marcus T.

Hoopes, Joseph • Jackson, Edward C. • Joshanski, Floy J. • Lindsay, George E. E. • Lockhart, Oliver C. • McFarland, Verner W. • Mason, John H. • Miller, Charles H. • Morlan, Vergil N. • Rhodes, Eugene • Shay, Walter • Shields, D. Chalmer • Shingleton, Roy • Speece, Charles E. • Steward, Leroy I. • Veal John A. • Young, Carl L.
They did not die in vain

Erected 1927.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 40° 44.216′ N, 80° 18.954′ W. Memorial is in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County.

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It is at the intersection of 3rd Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 18) and 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Avenue. Memorial is located in Townsend Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 605 3rd Avenue, New Brighton PA 15066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); New Brighton (a few steps from this marker); New Brighton Korean & Viet Nam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Pennsylvania Canal System (a few steps from this marker); Erected (within shouting distance of this marker); Underground Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Underground Railroad

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026

2. New Brighton World War Memorial

(Rear)

(approx. 0.4 miles away); Merrick Art Gallery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Brighton.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026

3. New Brighton World War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.