32 Commercial St. Suite 2, Honesdale, PA 18431
Brigadier General Richard J. Tallman Memorial Bridge
Bridge dedicated in memory of local war hero.
BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD J. TALLMAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION
Act of Jul. 7, 2011, P.L. 273, No. 58Cl. 87
An Act
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 0006 over the Lackawaxen River, Honesdale Borough, Wayne County, as the Brigadier General Richard J. Tallman Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) Brigadier General Richard J. Tallman was born on March 28, 1925, in Honesdale Borough, Wayne County.
(2) General Tallman served in World War II and received a battlefield commission following the Battle of the Bulge.
(3) After World War II, General Tallman graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1949.
(4) General Tallman served in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam Conflict.
(5) On July 9, 1972, General Tallman was killed in action on his fourth tour in Vietnam during the Battle of An Loc.
(6) General Tallman was the last general killed in action during the Vietnam Conflict.
(7) The family of General Tallman has continued his military legacy. Two of his children and five grandchildren are graduates of the United Stated Military Academy at West Point. In total, eleven of his grandchildren serve in the United States Armed Forces.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Brigadier General Richard J. Tallman Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 0006 over the Lackawaxen River, Honesdale Borough, Wayne County, is hereby designated the Brigadier General Richard J. Tallman Memorial Bridge.
(b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Write the name of the battle that General Tallman was killed in on line # 10 .
Make a left at the end of the bridge an take a break at the new River trail and riverside park at Sycamore Point (formerly Industrial Point). Enjoy a few minutes of nature right here in the heart of our beautiful town at the foot of Irving Cliff (named after Washington Irving who came here as a guest of Phillip Hone, the 1st President of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company and the Mayor of New York City). You can learn a lot more about that with a visit to The Wayne County Historical Society Museum).
Return to Church St and proceed south on east side sidewalk on Church St. to Central Park. Go to the Civil War monument in the center of the park and click the button below for the next page.
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