Veterans memorial (engraved granite)
Frackville American Legion Family Veterans Memorial
- Location
- American Legion Post 398 grounds, 40 S. Mahanoy St. (north of Oak St.), Frackville, PA
- Designer / maker
- American Legion Post 398, its Ladies Auxiliary & Sons of the American Legion
- Status
- Extant
- Coordinates
- 40.78435, -76.22982 · Open in Maps · Verified location
The Frackville American Legion Family Veterans Memorial is a second, newer engraved-granite monument standing beside the post’s 1990 memorial at American Legion Post 398. It is dedicated “to honor all the men and women who faithfully and proudly serve our country,” and carries separate panels from the post’s Ladies Auxiliary and its Sons of the American Legion.
Its precise dedication date is not documented; it was photographed in place by 2017 and postdates 2001, and the Historical Marker Database files it under the Iraq and Afghanistan era.
Sources
- Veterans Memorial — Historical Marker Database (HMDB) m101120
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Frequently asked
- How does this memorial differ from Frackville's 1990 Legion memorial?
- It is a second, newer engraved-granite monument beside the 1990 memorial, dedicated 'to honor all the men and women who faithfully and proudly serve our country,' with separate panels from the Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion.
- When was it dedicated?
- Its exact dedication date is not documented; it was in place by 2017 and postdates 2001. The Historical Marker Database categorizes it under the Iraq and Afghanistan era.