New Stanton Veteran's Memorial - New Stanton, Pennsylvania
N 40° 12.597 W 079° 36.472
17T E 618469 N 4451989
This Memorial honors the veterans from New Stanton who have served the country. It is located at the NEW Municipal Building at 310 Paintersville Road, New Stanton Borough, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMW9W5
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
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This memorial was placed here shortly after the municipality moved in and it honors all veterans of all wars from the New Stanton Community. A veteran's day service is held here each year. New Stanton is often used as a control city in western parts of Pennsylvania, as I-70 joins the Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound towards Breezewood, Pennsylvania in New Stanton, and is a free highway westbound.
UPS has a major sorting operations processing about 400,000 packages daily and employing about 1,700 workers. The building is spread over 49.6 acres and contains about 327,000 square feet—or about seven football fields.
SuperValu has its 724,000-square-foot Pittsburgh grocery distribution center in New Stanton, close to I-70 exit 57. Over 500 persons are employed here serving Shop 'n Save, Save-A-Lot, and County Market stores.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: The Men and Women of New Stanton Community who served in the country's wars
Marker Text: In Memory of
The Men and Women of
New Stanton Community
who served in
the country's wars
Date of dedication: 11/11/2016
Who Put it Here?: New Stanton Borough
Description of Memorial: In the corner of the new municipal building with flags surrounding it and near the entrance to the new building
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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