War/veterans memorial (multi-conflict honor wall)
Tower City, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial
- Location
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, 415 E. Grand Ave. (US 209) at 4th St., Tower City, PA
- Status
- Extant
- Coordinates
- 40.58923, -76.55408 · Open in Maps · Verified location
The Tower City, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial is a wall-style memorial at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, honoring veterans of every American war from the Revolution through recent conflicts. Its glass-cased name plates and memorial-brick patio are anchored by a Grand Army of the Republic flag marker for Civil War veterans.
Raised by “Concerned Citizens and Organizations,” it serves Tower City Borough and the neighboring Porter and Rush Townships together.
Sources
- Tower City, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial — Historical Marker Database (HMDB) m261219
License: reference - Tower City, Porter & Rush Township Veterans Memorial — Civil War Blog (Gratz, PA)
License: publisher
Frequently asked
- Which conflicts does the Tower City memorial cover?
- It honors veterans of every American war from the Revolution through recent conflicts, with glass-cased name plates and a G.A.R. flag marker for Civil War veterans.
- Whom does it serve?
- Tower City Borough and the neighboring Porter and Rush Townships, reflecting the shared community across the county's western Williams Valley.