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Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Washtenaw County War Memorial
 
In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Washtenaw County who served in the Civil War Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Al Barrera, July 13, 2005
1. In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Washtenaw County who served in the Civil War Marker
 
Inscription. In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Washtenaw County who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865, also those who served in the war with Spain, 1898. Erected A. D. 1914.
 
Erected 1914.
 
Location. 42° 16.646′ N, 83° 43.821′ W. Marker is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. Marker is on Geddes Avenue near Observetory Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1399 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48104, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Rackham School of Graduate Studies (approx. half a mile away); St. Thomas the Apostle Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Four World Records (approx. 0.8 miles away); Michigan Central Railroad Depot (approx. 0.9 miles away); In memory of all Veterans (approx. 1.2 miles away); Delhi Bridge (approx. 5.6 miles away); Ypsilanti Civil War Memorial (approx. 6.3 miles away); Webster United Church of Christ (approx. 7.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Ann Arbor.
 
More about this marker. Monument, consisting of a statue of a Civil War soldier, in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor. It was originally placed in 1914 on the lawn of the old Washtenaw County Courthouse in Ann Arbor, but was moved to the Forest Hill Cemetery when the present Courthouse was built. The inscription reads:

In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Washtenaw County who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865, also those who served in the war with Spain, 1898. Erected A. D. 1914.
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on January 20, 2010, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. This page has been viewed 814 times since then. Photo   1. submitted on January 20, 2010, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
 
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