War/veterans memorial wall
Palo Alto War Memorial
- Location
- E. Bacon Street, across from Borough Hall (142 E. Bacon St.), Palo Alto, PA
- Status
- Extant
- Coordinates
- 40.68747, -76.17311 · Open in Maps · Approximate location
Approximate — a Google Maps pin near the memorial wall on the Palo Alto Borough lot across East Bacon Street from Borough Hall (parcel 57-05-0001.001, 1.48 acres); the wall is a feature on the lot, not a separately mapped point.
The Palo Alto War Memorial is a memorial wall on East Bacon Street, across from Borough Hall, dedicated to Palo Alto citizens who served and listing those who died in service. Wikipedia’s borough infobox carries a photograph captioned “War Memorial in Palo Alto.”
A 2007 news feature reported the borough’s war memorial committee raising funds to refurbish the wall as it ran out of room for names. Its exact dedication date and inscription are not otherwise documented, and are omitted here.
Sources
- Palo Alto, Pennsylvania — Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0 - The other Palo Alto — Palo Alto Online
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Frequently asked
- What is Palo Alto's war memorial?
- A memorial wall dedicated to Palo Alto citizens who served, listing those who died in service. It stands on East Bacon Street across from Borough Hall; the borough infobox photo is captioned 'War Memorial in Palo Alto.'
- Has it been maintained?
- A 2007 feature reported the borough's war memorial committee raising funds to refurbish the wall as it ran out of space for names. Its dedication date and inscription are not otherwise documented.