Riverwalk Park, Sewickeley, Pennsylvania
Posted by: 
sherpes
N 40° 32.286 W 080° 11.394
17T E 568604 N 4487799
Near the Ohio river in a suburb of Pittsburgh
Waymark Code: WM9CTV
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2010
Views: 6
Located in a newly developed park, decorated with a caboose, a gazebo, an anchor. A plaque next to the anchor has the following text:
This Memorial is Dedicated to
The American Merchant Marines
United States Navy Armed Guard
United States Navy Seabees and
those who Survived
During WORLD WAR II and especially
Those who made the SUPREME SACRIFICE
Dedicated 2003
The plaque has an image engraved in the brass plaque of what resembles a Liberty ship
Anchor donated by the American Merchant Marines. It weighs about 8 tons and was transported from Texas. The Merchant Marines built the base, the flagpole, sanded and painted this tribute to fallen soldiers.
Date of Dedication: 07/01/2003
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: walk or drive
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Chadwick St
Sewickeley, PA USA
Commemoration: Merchant Marine, Navy Armed Guard, Navy Seabees
Access times: Not listed
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