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Ligonier in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Ligonier War Memorial

 
 
Ligonier War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011
1. Ligonier War Memorial
Inscription.
In eternal gratitude to
those who served in all
conflicts waged to
create and preserve
our nation and our
way of life

Erected May 30, 1962

 
Erected 1962.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 14.594′ N, 79° 14.292′ W. Memorial is in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Main Street near Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 711), in the median. Memorial is on the northwest edge of the Town Square. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Ligonier PA 15658, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Diamond Park Ligonier, Penna. (within shouting distance of this marker); Ligonier Town Square Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Ligonier (within shouting distance of this marker); Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Building the Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Highway Enterprise (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Roadside Enterprise
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(about 500 feet away); Ivy Manor (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ligonier.
 
Ligonier War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2011
2. Ligonier War Memorial
Looking southeast
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 15, 2026