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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Avoca

 
Clickable Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Luzerne County, PA (363) Carbon County, PA (123) Columbia County, PA (90) Lackawanna County, PA (397) Monroe County, PA (130) Schuylkill County, PA (199) Sullivan County, PA (46) Wyoming County, PA (31)  LuzerneCounty(363) Luzerne County (363)  CarbonCounty(123) Carbon County (123)  ColumbiaCounty(90) Columbia County (90)  LackawannaCounty(397) Lackawanna County (397)  MonroeCounty(130) Monroe County (130)  SchuylkillCounty(199) Schuylkill County (199)  SullivanCounty(46) Sullivan County (46)  WyomingCounty(31) Wyoming County (31)
Wilkes-Barre is the county seat for Luzerne County
Avoca is in Luzerne County
Luzerne County (363)  ►
ADJACENT TO LUZERNE COUNTY
Carbon County (123)  ►
Columbia County (90)  ►
Lackawanna County (397)  ►
Monroe County (130)  ►
Schuylkill County (199)  ►
Sullivan County (46)  ►
Wyoming County (31)  ►
 
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1 ► Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Avoca — Former Site of St. Mary's Convent — 1922 - 2013 —
. . . — — Map (db m151263) HM
2 ► Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Avoca — Memorial to Honor SS Peter and Paul Parish —
In 1906, a group of Polish families in Avoca founded the SS Peter and Paul Society committed with the task of establishing a Polish ethnic parish in Avoca. In 1909, a Polish church was erected at the corner of Main and Vine Streets. A larger . . . — — Map (db m151264) HM
3 ► Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Avoca — Veterans Memorial —
Dedicated to all the men and women of Avoca who served their country ★ ★ ★ Lest We Forget [VFW and American Legion Emblems] Dedicated Nov. 7, 1987 — — Map (db m150010) WM
4 ► Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Avoca — Vietnam War Memorial — Avoca PA Soldiers KIA —
Daniel R Romanko Vietnam KIA [US Army] Sep 27 1965 Michael J Clifford Vietnam KIA [US Navy] Jun 13 1967 From a Grateful Community — — Map (db m218659) WM
 
 
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026