As World War II drew to a close, Sgt. Irvin Schwartz laid out a proposal to honor the Pine Grove area servicemembers when they returned home.
Letters from War – Ideas for a World War II memorial in Pine Grove and a dislike of monuments – 1945

As World War II drew to a close, Sgt. Irvin Schwartz laid out a proposal to honor the Pine Grove area servicemembers when they returned home.
Port Carbon's Civil War monument was dedicated on July 4, 1906 to much fanfare.
In May 2019, we traveled to Port Carbon to see two Civil War monuments dedicated to local residents.