Penn Forest Veterans Monument arrives

by Seth Isenberg

The Penn Forest Township veterans’ monument has arrived and is now in place at the Penn Forest Recreation

Park. The black granite monument, which stands over 36″ tall on its black granite base, features a flag and eagle sketch, and Former supervisor

Judy Knappenberger first proposed the monument in 2021 to the supervisors. She became the committee chair at the end of the year and the project was funded by township supervisors. Next, volunteer Lisa Stefanick made sketches in February of 2022 of a flag, an eagle, and the two together. The flag and eagle were chosen, and a deposit was sent to get the black granite ordered. Knappenberger then wrote the words to be etched onto the monument, and these were vetted after posting online, then approved.

There was a delay in getting the stone, due to COVID, but it finally arrived at Walters’ Monument to be etched, and then was installed at the Penn Forest Park on January 20 on a concrete footer prepared by the township roads and maintenance crew.

The stone stands centered between the two flagpoles at the park. In the future, the monument may be flanked by other markers, and urns to place flowers in.

Dedication of the monument will be in the spring.