Neville Township Veteran's Memorial, PA
N 40° 30.709 W 080° 07.785
17T E 573727 N 4484930
Neville Island's most famous contribution to the war effort were the many LST's built here at the Dravo Shipyards, but the Island sent its sons and daughters off to foreign shores as well.
Waymark Code: WMZ4Y
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2006
Views: 52
Neville Township is unusual, because its entire land area sits on Neville Island in the middle of the Ohio River. One end is all factories and the other half is a residential and commercial district. There are several parks, including Veteran's Park where there's a nice memorial plaque for each major war.
The memorial is right next to a Pennsylvania Historic Marker for the Dravo Shipyards, and an interesting old cannon from colonial days recovered by Dravo during dredging operations. So, you can visit many waymarks by parking the car once and being observant.
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Township Park on Island Avenue
Location of waymark:
Island Avenue
Neville Island, PA USA
Commemoration: All WWII veterans from Neville Township, including 10 who made the ultimate sacrifice
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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