Center City in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
War Savings Stamps
Lucas County
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 28, 2018
1. Lucas County War Savings Stamps 1918 Marker
the Patriotism of
the People of
Lucas County
who so generously purchased
War Savings Stamps in 1918
this tablet is
gratefully erected by the
Ohio War Savings Committee
Erected 1918 by Ohio War Savings Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.
Location. 41° 39.307′ N, 83° 32.234′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Center City. Memorial can be reached from Adams Street east of North Michigan Street (State Route 25), on the left when traveling east. Marker is a metal plaque, mounted at waist-level, directly on the right-hand pillar at the main front (south) entrance to the Lucas County Courthouse from Adams Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Adams Street, Toledo OH 43604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lucas County (here, next to this marker); The Lucas County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); William McKinley Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Ohio Vol. Infantry Memorial Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Toledo and Lucas County World War Memorial Tree
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Also see . . . War savings stamps of the United States. War savings stamps were issued by the United States Treasury Department to help fund participation in World War I and World War II. These stamps were distinct from the postal savings stamps issued by the United States Post Office, but the Post Office played a major role in promoting and distributing war savings stamps. The United States Treasury Department issued its first war savings stamps in late 1917 in order to help pay for the costs incurred through involvement in World War I. The estimated cost of World War I for the United States was approximately $32 billion, and by the end of the war, the United States government had issued a total of $26.4 billion in debt. Although national campaigns had aimed to sell $2 billion in war savings stamps, they ultimately accounted for about $0.93 billion, or 3.5 percent, of the total debt issued. (Submitted on August 22, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 28, 2018
2. Lucas County War Savings Stamps Marker (tall view; this marker below; related marker above)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 28, 2018
3. Lucas County Courthouse (Main entrance on Adams Street; marker visible on pillar)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 28, 2018
4. Lucas County Courthouse (southeast corner view)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 22, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
