Norman Gasbarro | October 27, 2012
The Shamokin Cemetery is located at the intersection of South Anthracite Street and West High Street in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Within the cemetery there is a monument to the men who died in the Civil War. There is no direct path or road to the monument from South Anthracite Street and West High Street, […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 6, 2012
The Muir All Wars Memorial is located in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of Keystone Street and East Wiconisco Street. The memorial stone reads: “In honor and memory of all Muir veterans who proudly served their country.” The in-ground metal flag holders recognize each war in which Muir residents fought. The “1861-1865 Star” […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 4, 2012
On 22 September 1871 a statue was dedicated in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, “To Abraham Lincoln – From a Grateful People.” The statue had been commissioned with $22,000 that had been raised by the public. The bronze figure of a seated Lincoln was created by Randolph Rogers and placed on a traffic island near […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 10, 2012
The community of Ravine can be located by heading north out of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on Route 125, toward Exit 104 of I-81. On the west side of the road is a memorial dedicated primarily to those students of Ravine School District who served in World War II. At the top of the […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 31, 2012
The largest, single monument honoring a Civil War-era personage in Pennsylvania, is not a stone temple on the Gettysburg battlefield but is a bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Named the “Walt Whitman Bridge” when it opened in 1957, it is today one of the largest suspension bridges on the east coast of the United […]
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