File:NevilleTownshipMemorial.jpg
Summary
Picture of the Neville Township Memorial located in Memorial Park on Grand Avenue in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Township,_Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania" class="extiw" title="en:Neville Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania">Neville Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania</a>, on September 25, 2010.
The memorial, with an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco" class="extiw" title="en:Art Deco">Art Deco</a>-styled stone eagle, commemorates those who fought and/or died for the United States during times of war.
A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/historical_marker" class="extiw" title="en:historical marker">historical marker</a> near the memorial says the following: "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravo_Corporation" class="extiw" title="en:Dravo Corporation">Dravo Corporation</a> Shipyard - During <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" class="extiw" title="en:World War II">World War II</a>, Dravo's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/shipyard" class="extiw" title="en:shipyard">shipyard</a> here was a leader in the manufacture of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank" class="extiw" title="en:Landing Ship, Tank">Landing Ship Tanks</a> (LSTs) for the U.S. Navy. Dravo's over 16,000 workers produced a total of 145 LSTs. This and four other inland yards, all using techniques pioneered by Dravo, contributed two-thirds of the Navy's fleet of over 1,000 LSTs. These amphibious craft proved vital to the success of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" class="extiw" title="en:Allies of World War II">Allied</a> landings on enemy shores, 1943-45. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Historical_and_Museum_Commission" class="extiw" title="en:Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission">Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission</a> 1995".
To the left of the historical marker, an old cannon from the 1700s sits on the ground. On it, there's a plaque that says the following: "Cannon of American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-of-war" class="extiw" title="en:Man-of-war">Man-of-War</a> - Used in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_Expedition" class="extiw" title="en:Penobscot Expedition">Penobscot Expedition</a> - Commodore <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Saltonstall" class="extiw" title="en:Dudley Saltonstall">Dudley Saltonstall</a>, Commanding - August 14, 1779 - Recovered from river bottom during excavations for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor,_Maine" class="extiw" title="en:Bangor, Maine">Bangor</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewer,_Maine" class="extiw" title="en:Brewer, Maine">Brewer, Maine</a> bridge substructure September, 1953 by Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh".
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| current | 20:08, 14 January 2017 | | 600 × 383 (84 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Picture of the Neville Township Memorial located in Memorial Park on Grand Avenue in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Township,_Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania" class="extiw" title="en:Neville Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania">Neville Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania</a>, on September 25, 2010. <p>The memorial, with an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco" class="extiw" title="en:Art Deco">Art Deco</a>-styled stone eagle, commemorates those who fought and/or died for the United States during times of war. </p> <p>A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/historical_marker" class="extiw" title="en:historical marker">historical marker</a> near the memorial says the following: "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravo_Corporation" class="extiw" title="en:Dravo Corporation">Dravo Corporation</a> Shipyard - During <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" class="extiw" title="en:World War II">World War II</a>, Dravo's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/shipyard" class="extiw" title="en:shipyard">shipyard</a> here was a leader in the manufacture of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank" class="extiw" title="en:Landing Ship, Tank">Landing Ship Tanks</a> (LSTs) for the U.S. Navy. Dravo's over 16,000 workers produced a total of 145 LSTs. This and four other inland yards, all using techniques pioneered by Dravo, contributed two-thirds of the Navy's fleet of over 1,000 LSTs. These amphibious craft proved vital to the success of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" class="extiw" title="en:Allies of World War II">Allied</a> landings on enemy shores, 1943-45. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Historical_and_Museum_Commission" class="extiw" title="en:Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission">Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission</a> 1995". </p> To the left of the historical marker, an old cannon from the 1700s sits on the ground. On it, there's a plaque that says the following: "Cannon of American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-of-war" class="extiw" title="en:Man-of-war">Man-of-War</a> - Used in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_Expedition" class="extiw" title="en:Penobscot Expedition">Penobscot Expedition</a> - Commodore <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Saltonstall" class="extiw" title="en:Dudley Saltonstall">Dudley Saltonstall</a>, Commanding - August 14, 1779 - Recovered from river bottom during excavations for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor,_Maine" class="extiw" title="en:Bangor, Maine">Bangor</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewer,_Maine" class="extiw" title="en:Brewer, Maine">Brewer, Maine</a> bridge substructure September, 1953 by Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh". |
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