In honor of all
Veterans of the
United States
Navy
☆☆☆☆
Marine Corps
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Coast Guard
☆☆☆☆
Merchant Marines
From The
Lehighton, PA Area
Anchors . . . — — Map (db m116268) WM
"Lehighton is a very beautiful and most pleasant town."
Georg Heinrich Loskiel
Moravian bishop and historian
Anthracite Pioneer
Philadelphia-born Col. Jacob Weiss (1750-1839) was deputy quartermaster general of . . . — — Map (db m116387) HM
“Our residents take pride and partner in their heritage—they understand the meaning of what we have and act to preserve it”
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and State Heritage Park, Management Action . . . — — Map (db m116343) HM
"Since most of the land was donated to the railroads by the American public in the first place, we believe it should be returned to the public."
David Burwell, President,
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 1988
A Well-Worn . . . — — Map (db m116342) HM
Gnadenhuetten. The Moravian mission of this name was built in 1746 to accommodate the growing number of Mohican and Delaware Indian converts. It was the first white settlement in present-day Carbon County. It was burned on November 24, 1755, during . . . — — Map (db m133878) HM
Sgt. Stanley Hoffman
1919 - 1944
For whom this boulevard was named,
paid the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty,
during the invasion of Anzio Beach, Italy.....
This monument is a memorial to all fifty-seven
servicemen, from the . . . — — Map (db m116324) WM
"The first workers' whistle [at Packerton Yard] sounded at 5 a.m. as a wakeup call while the second at 7 a.m. was the signal for the men to start work."
Thomas D. Eckhart
The History of Carbon County, v. III
When the . . . — — Map (db m116344) HM
Dedicated
to
All Who
Served
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Designed & Hand Painted
Original & Replacement Cross
2012 • 2014
By Dotti Miller
Class of 1965
Original Cross Made By
Mark "Irish" Hagan . . . — — Map (db m116398) WM
In Memory of Class of 1964 member
PFC Clyde R. (Speedy) Houser KIA June 13, 1967
and Lehighton Area Residents
SP4 Leon D. Eckhart KIA Feb. 25, 1967
LCPL Ronald S. H. (Butch) Christman KIA Feb. 28, 1968
SP4 Charles R. (Butch) Jones KIA . . . — — Map (db m116401) WM
This memorial is dedicated to Michael C. Wargo, and the brave men and women whom have fought for America overseas, and have paid the final price here at home due to PTSD or TBI. We cannot stand idly by as Veteran suicides sweep the country. This . . . — — Map (db m116320) WM