Grand Army of the Republic Marker

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Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Grand Army of the Republic

By Al Barrera

1. Grand Army of the Republic Marker

Inscription. There are now forty-eight reasons why we will always remember the Grand Army of the Republic.

Erected by Department of Michigan, Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. Dedicated November, 1948.

Erected 1948 by Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic.

Location. 42° 20.186′ N, 82° 59.633′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. Marker is on Muse Road near Central Way, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Civil War soldier, at Central and Muse roads, Belle Isle Park, Detroit. Marker is at or near this postal address: Belle Isle Park, Detroit MI 48207, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, as the crow flies. Gen. O. M. Poe Post No. 433 (within shouting distance of this marker); Ransom Eli Olds (within shouting distance of this marker); Detroit Spanish American War Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alpheus S. Williams (approx. 0.4 miles away); SS Edmund Fitzgerald (approx. 0.4 miles away); Perry's Victory (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Siege of Detroit 1763 (approx. 0.8 miles away in Canada); The Battle of Bloody Run (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Click for a list of all markers in Detroit.

More about this marker.

By Al Barrera

2. Grand Army of the Republic Marker

The sculptor was Angelo Zirolo of Wyandotte

By Al Barrera

3. Grand Army of the Republic Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 20, 2010, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. This page has been viewed 654 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2010, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.