Swanton in Fulton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Swanton Civil War Monument

Spanish American, WW I, WWII and Korea

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

1. Swanton Civil War Monument

close up front

Inscription. In memory of our soldiers

Erected 1960 by GAR American Legion.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 34.68′ N, 83° 53.313′ W. Monument is in Swanton, Ohio, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (County Route 1-1) and Academy Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Marker is in Centerville Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 624 S Main St, Swanton OH 43558, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Swanton Remembers (approx. half a mile away); Swanton American Legion Monument (approx. ¾ mile away); Swanton Ohio Viet Nam Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Ohio Buckeye (approx. ¾ mile away); Eastern White Pine (approx. 0.8 miles away); Swanton (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Swanton (approx. 0.9 miles away); Swanton Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Swanton.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

2. Swanton Civil War Monument

close up rear

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

3. Swanton Civil War Monument

full view of monument

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

4. Swanton Civil War Monument

marker as seen from a distance

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

5. Swanton Civil War Monument

bronzes on base of flag pole

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 11, 2019

6. Swanton Civil War Monument

cemetery gate

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 12, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.