Historical Markers and War Memorials in Matamoras, Pennsylvania
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Richard V. Gassmann
"Dyke"
· Educator · Politician · Community Leader ·
· Patriot · Visionary · Trail Blazer · Organizer ·
This park exists because of his pledge to community,
love of his country and his untiring quest
to move . . . — — Map (db m215262) HM
Sometimes referred to as Fort Matamoras, this stone structure was built about 1740 by Simon Westfael, one of the earliest Dutch settlers in the region. It was a refuge from Indians in days of frontier warfare. — — Map (db m193388) HM
The bloodiest war in all of American history.
A war that pitted brother against brother
and father against son.
Total casualties - 624,515
Union - 364,511 Confederate - 260,004
Merrimac [illustration]
"A house divided against . . . — — Map (db m215263) HM WM
"The Trace"
A line from the Baltic Sea to the Austrian Border,
200 miles long, splitting Germany and the World
ideologically and militarily for 46 years
[Map of West and East Germany, highlighting]
Hamburg Corridor North German . . . — — Map (db m216690) WM
The ordeals of war:
bloody and miserable
The pain, the glory:
beyond measure
[Map of Korean Peninsula
highlighting major events] — — Map (db m216691) WM
"The world must be made safe for democracy"
President Woodrow Wilson
War message to Congress · April 2, 1917
World War I
significantly changed the European map
June 28, 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz . . . — — Map (db m215268) HM WM
This monument, honoring our Greatest Generation,
is made of the same granite used in the construction
of the National WW II Memorial
[balance is inscribed on ground-level foundation]
Kershaw granite was quarried for . . . — — Map (db m215271) HM WM
A proclamation by the people of the
British Colonies stating their independence
[Map showing] Some of the significance battles
"No taxation without representation" - Stamp Act Congress
Betsy Ross Flag · Bennington Flag · Join, or Die . . . — — Map (db m215261) HM WM
The price of a
Silver Rose Medal
is not free
"They gave their tomorrows
for your todays"
In memory of the men and women
who served in the Vietnam War
and later died as a result of
Agent Orange dioxins
We honor and . . . — — Map (db m216825) WM
In honor of all angry hearts and wounded souls
who came together to honor the dead
and fight for our freedom
The three columns symbolize the three locations of 9-11-2001.
The nest of twisted metal the ability of our country
to use . . . — — Map (db m215257) WM
Dedicated to those who served our country
1959 - 1975
In recognition of
The Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall
July 26 - Aug. 2, 1998
at Matamoras Airport Park
They were as the flowers of the forest
full of love, hope and promise . . . — — Map (db m216824) WM
[Three Servicemen Statue and The Wall image]
Poor is the nation that has no heroes
Poorer still is the one that does and yet forgets
Ours was a just war
[Battlefield Cross]
Vietnam Our Longest War
Fought with honor and valor
in . . . — — Map (db m216820) WM
Dedicated to those from this community
who made the supreme sacrifice while
serving our country
1917 ★ World War I ★ 1918
Benjamin L. Devore Leonard W. Quinn
1941 ★ World War II ★ 1945
Howard E. Adams . . . — — Map (db m216823) WM
"For those who fight for it
life has a flavor
the protected
will never know"
Anonymous
Asiatic Pacific Theater [map]
European African Middle Eastern Theater [map] — — Map (db m216688) WM
Dedicated to the memory of those brave members of the Pennsylvania State Police, the first uniformed state police agency in the nation, who made the ultimate sacrifice by laying down their lives in performance of their duties . . . — — Map (db m231608) HM
