Berlin Veterans Memorial - Berlin, Pennsylvania - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This memorial, of a simple design, is a flag-plaza type at a Combined American Legion/Veterans of Foreign Wars building in the community of Berlin in central Somerset, Pennsylvania.

According to Wikipedia: (visit link)

"Berlin, a borough located approximately 75 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,192 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The town's major celebration each fall concerns the Whiskey Rebellion in the 1790s, although in recent years residents also commemorate the termination of Flight 93 in nearby Shanksville in 2001. The Berlin Fife and Drum Corps is one of the oldest such bands in North America. Snyder of Berlin potato chips are made in town, which also hosts Center Rock, Inc., a drilling-equipment manufacturer. Farming and coal mining have long been important in the area.

Immigrants (especially those from Germany) began settling the area before the American Revolutionary War, and the surrounding Brothersvalley Township was incorporated in 1771. Further settlement occurred by Revolutionary War veterans, so the borough was laid out in 1784 and formally incorporated on February 7, 1833.

In June 1794, a riot occurred at the Berlin Schoolhouse during the Whiskey Rebellion. By September, Irish immigrant Robert Philson raised a liberty pole at his log store on the square and advised citizens to oppose U.S. laws. Federal troops arrived in October, and the rebellion evaporated, with Philson and itinerant preacher Herman Husband being taken to Philadelphia for trial (where they were acquitted). Governor Thomas Mifflin made his headquarters in Dr. Christian Boerstler's house.

Local attorney Jeremiah S. Black rose to become Justice of Pennsylvania (1851-1857, serving as Chief Justice from 1851-1853). After election of fellow Pennsylvanian James Buchanan as President of the United States, he began litigating fraudulent land claims in California as United States Attorney General and later served as Secretary of State."

Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial In Honor Of: the men and women who serve in the armed forces of our country honorably preserving our freedom and our way of life. Marker Text: Lest we forget In honor of the men and women who serve in the armed forces of our country honorably preserving our freedom and our way of life. Seals of the branches of the armed forces Date of dedication: 5/1/1979 Who Put it Here?: American Legion Post 445 and VFW Post 7295 Description of Memorial: A simple memorial located at the Berlin Veterans Home which is home to both the American Legion and VFW. On a street in a small town Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed

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