Near Wilmington in Clinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Chester Township Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017
1. Chester Township Veterans Memorial Marker
who sacrificed so much that we might remain free
(87 names on front, 88 names on back including “the Unknown Soldier”)
This monument is given in memory of our Veterans past and future
by loving families and friends and patriotic organizations
Erected 2007 by loving families and friends and patriotic organizations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 39° 34.053′ N, 83° 57.099′ W. Memorial is near Wilmington, Ohio, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of Graveyard Lane (County Route 209) and New Burlington Road (County Route 5), on the left when traveling north on Graveyard Lane. Located in New Burlington Cemetery, the Old Jenkins Burial Ground. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5810 New Burlington Rd, Wilmington OH 45177, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unknown Union Soldier (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Engle Mill Road Covered Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Engle Mill Road Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Spring Valley Wildlife Area (approx. 3.6 miles away); Spring Valley Township and Village Veterans Memorial
this page online
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017
2. Chester Township Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of monument, front side
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017
3. Chester Township Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of back side
(ALWAYS check the back side of a monument)
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017
4. Chester Township Veterans Memorial Marker
marker as seen from Graveyard Lane
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017
5. Chester Township Veterans Memorial Marker
service logos on marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
