West View in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

West View Memorial

Main Plaque on Monument image. Click for full size.

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1. Main Plaque on Monument

Inscription. This memorial is dedicated in sincere tribute to the living and dead whose valiant efforts and unselfish sacrifices have made America great. God grant that the liberty of humanity, won only by brave souls and vigilantly guarded, shall live on with increased strength and spirit, perpetuated for all ages to come.

Erected by West View Volunteer Fire Department.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes.

Location. 40° 31.255′ N, 80° 1.986′ W. Marker is in West View, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is on Perry Highway (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling north. Monument is located on the grounds of the West View Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47 Chalfonte Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15229, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hiland Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mount Assisi (approx. 1.3 miles away); St. John Neumann (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ross Township Fifth District World War II Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Aluminum Observatory Dome (approx. 1.8 miles away); Greenstone United Methodist Church

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); History of Observatory Hill (approx. 2.2 miles away); Davis Island Lock and Dam (approx. 2½ miles away).

Also see . . . West View Borough. Picture tour includes photos of memorial. (Submitted on July 2, 2008.)

Front View of Monument image. Click for full size.

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2. Front View of Monument

Side View of Monument image. Click for full size.

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3. Side View of Monument

Smaller Plaque on Monument image. Click for full size.

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4. Smaller Plaque on Monument

Erected by West View Volunteer Fire Dept. R.J. Kredel, Architect.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2008. This page has been viewed 1,156 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2008. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.