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Coalinga in Fresno County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Coalinga Veterans Memorial

 
 
Coalinga Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 22, 2013
1. Coalinga Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
To those who
Bravely gave
Their lives in
Our cause
For freedom
And to those
Who can’t forget
We can but say
We too remember

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 36° 8.416′ N, 120° 21.836′ W. Memorial is in Coalinga, California, in Fresno County. It is on Sunset Avenue near North 6th Street, on the right when traveling south. This monument is located in a small island park formed by Sunset Avenue, North Sixth Street and West Cedar Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 424 Sunset Avenue, Coalinga CA 93210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s San Joaquin Valley, specifically in the Central Valley, and in the Sierra Nevada. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church of Coalinga (a few steps from this marker); Coalinga Woman’s Club (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); B.M. Food Market (about 500 feet away); The Bertrich Block (about 500 feet away); “Dr. Bill” (about 500 feet away); The Phelps Building (about 500 feet away); Liberty “Airdome Theater” (about 600 feet away); St. Paul’s Catholic Church (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coalinga.
 
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Coalinga Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 22, 2013
2. Coalinga Veterans Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on April 7, 2013, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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