Historical Marker
Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
900 Chestnut Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania
( Memorial is at the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and 9th Street, on the left when traveling east on Chestnut Avenue.)
Pennsylvania was the site of the deadliest nuclear accident in U.S. history. In 1979, a partial meltdown occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.