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Champaign County World War I Memorial

 
 
Champaign County World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 14, 2017
1. Champaign County World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In honor of the men and women
of Champaign County who served
in the World War 1914- 1918
Urbana Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1925
 
Erected 1925 by Urbana Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 40° 6.56′ N, 83° 45.192′ W. Memorial is in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County. It is on Court Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is behind the Champaign County Courthouse, at the very SW corner of the lot it appears to be in the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 116 W Court St, Urbana OH 43078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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 walking distance of this marker: Champaign County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Harmony Lodge No. 8 Free and Accepted Masons (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern (about 400 feet away); Champaign County Civil War Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Adam Mosgrove House
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(about 500 feet away); Simon Kenton (about 600 feet away); The Samuel McCord House (about 700 feet away); Dayton, Springfield, and Urbana Electric Railway (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
 
Additional keywords. Daughters of the American Revolution
 
Champaign County World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 14, 2017
2. Champaign County World War I Memorial Marker
full view of marker
Champaign County World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 14, 2017
3. Champaign County World War I Memorial Marker
marker can be seen at a distance from the driveway of the courthouse
Champaign County World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 14, 2017
4. Champaign County World War I Memorial Marker
marker can be seen at a distance, at the base of the tree between the courthouse and the First Presbyterian Church, on West Court Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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