Westerville in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pioneer Cemetery Armed Forces Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
1. Pioneer Cemetery Armed Forces Memorial
those Westerville area
men and women who
died while
serving their country
during war time.
Dedicated Nov 11, 1986
Erected 1986 by Young-Budd Post #171 American Legion.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Military • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1862.
Location. 40° 6.3′ N, 82° 55.583′ W. Marker is in Westerville, Ohio, in Franklin County. It can be reached from South State Street. Memorial is near center of the Pioneer Cemetery, entrance off Heatherdown Drive, off State Street (Ohio Route 3). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Westerville OH 43081, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Ohio to Erie Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Westerville Armory (approx. one mile away); Veterans Mausoleum (approx. 1.2 miles away); American Legion Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); This Flag (approx. 1.2 miles away); Uptown Westerville Historic District (approx. 1.2 miles away); Blendon Masonic Lodge 339 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Benjamin Russell Hanby (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westerville.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
2. Pioneer Cemetery Armed Forces Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
3. Pioneer Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,282 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
