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World War II Connellsville Canteen

Fayette County · dedicated 1994 · North Water Street in Connellsville

From 1944 until 1946, about 800 women of all ages met 600,000 troops who passed through the B&O Railroad station. From offices here, volunteers furnished food and drink 24 hours a day and chauffeured personnel to their homes.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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