Westland in Alton in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Alton Cemetery Veterans Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2007
1. Alton Cemetery Veterans Monument
Erected 2007 by Camp Chase Post 98, American Legion.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 39° 57.401′ N, 83° 9.947′ W. Marker is in Alton, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Westland. It is on Alton and Darby Creek Road 0.2 miles north of Broad Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galloway OH 43119, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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: Sunset Cemetery Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sunset Cemetery War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Postle Family Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); 166th Infantry Regiment (approx. 3.1 miles away); Galloway World War II Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Back to the Same Old Grind (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Glaciers Did It (approx. 4.1 miles away).
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008
2. Alton Cemetery Veterans Monument Marker (reverse)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2007
3. Alton Cemetery Veterans Monument Dedication Ceremony
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2007
4. Alton Cemetery Veterans Monument Dedication Ceremony
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,315 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 14, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
