Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Johnstown War Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 26, 2026

1. Johnstown War Memorial

Inscription.
(Front):
"That we highly resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain----"

Abraham Lincoln

"Freedom is not free!"

"Honoring veterans of all wars."

"For those who follow: you will be challenged in your times. Meet the challenge."
(Rear):
"War's very object is victory------not prolonged indecision. In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory."

Douglas MacArthur

"Of the people by the people for the people."

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty."

John F. Kennedy

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series lists.

Location. 40° 19.415′ N, 78° 55.404′ W. Memorial is in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is at the intersection of Napoleon Street (Pennsylvania Route 403) and Lee Place, on

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the left when traveling west on Napoleon Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 316 Napoleon Street, Johnstown PA 15901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John P. Murtha Memorial Statue (a few steps from this marker); George N. Milkie (a few steps from this marker); Cambria County War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First United Brethren Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Calamity and Prosperity (approx. 0.2 miles away); Former Site of Truck Company No. 1 (approx. 0.2 miles away); City of Johnstown Firefighters Memorial Bridge

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(approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnstown.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on September 21, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.