Westergaard Park in Gahanna in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Gahanna Veterans Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
1. Gahanna Veterans Memorial
Erected 1999 by Gahanna Veterans Memorial Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 40° 1.094′ N, 82° 52.833′ W. Marker is in Gahanna, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Westergaard Park. Memorial is on U.S. 62, on the right when traveling east. Memorial is near west bank of Big Walnut Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43230, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Log House (about 600 feet away); John Clark House (about 600 feet away); Mifflin Township Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Big Walnut Country Club / The Founding Members (approx. 0.3 miles away); Big Walnut Creek Flood of Jan-Feb 1959 (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Geroux Herb Gardens (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gahanna.
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The 14-foot, 5-sided monolith made from the same black granite used to construct the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC, was mined in South Africa, and came to the United States by ship through the St. Lawrence Seaway into Canada. It then made its way through Minnesota before arriving in Ohio. Bronze medallions for the 5 branches of the military are attached to each side of the monolith which is topped with an eternal flame.
There are four (4) granite benches flanking the plaza and a time capsule container that were made from granite panels removed from the front of the Franklin County Veteran’s Memorial in downtown Columbus, Ohio after it was remodeled. The benches are inscribed as follows:
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED
WHO GAVE THEIR FULL MEASURE FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
TO PRESERVE FREEDOM AND LIBERTY FOR US ALL
THROUGH US THEY WILL LIVE FOREVER AND NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
Also see . . . Gahanna Veterans Website. (Submitted on April 8, 2019.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
2. Gahanna Veterans Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
3. Gahanna Veterans Memorial Eternal Flame
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
4. Gahanna Veterans Memorial Bench
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
5. Gahanna Veterans Memorial Bench
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
6. Gahanna Veterans Memorial Bench
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
7. Gahanna Veterans Memorial Bench
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
8. Robert H. Gage Freedom Tree Marker
With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind this tree is dedicated to Sgt. Robert H. Gage and all Prisoners of War and Missing in Action, 1973
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
9. Edwin Osborne Freedom Tree Marker
With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind this tree is dedicated to Maj. Edwin Osborne and all Prisoners of War and Missing in Action, 1973
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
10. Nicolas Edward Messmer Memorial Marker
Dedicated to U.S. Army Spec. 4th Class Nicolas Edward Messmer, who gave his life fighting for the country he loved and while defending human rights, 2005.
Photographed By Tom Kneeland, November 11, 2019
11. Gahanna Veterans Memorial
A beautiful area with a sea of engraved bricks memorializing thousands of veterans.
Photographed By Tom Kneeland, circa November 9, 2018
12. Gahanna Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 958 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on April 6, 2019, by Tom Kneeland of Gahanna, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on December 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 11. submitted on May 3, 2020, by Tom Kneeland of Gahanna, Ohio. 12. submitted on April 9, 2019, by Tom Kneeland of Gahanna, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
