Litchfield in Medina County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Litchfield Town Band
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 21, 2019
1. Litchfield Town Band Marker
Around 1900, the newly formed Litchfield Cemetery and Park Association needed a band to lead processions to and from the town cemetery on Memorial Day. The Litchfield Town Band was born. Urial Crow served as its first director, so the group was sometimes known as The Crow Band. Although there were periods when the band was inactive, it has been a community institution for more than a century. The group plays a broad repertoire of standards and marches by John Philip Sousa at Memorial Day and other commemorations, ice cream socials, and various community events. Directors have included Urial Crow, Loren Hayes (c. 1915), Floyd Koons (mid-1920s), Raymond Bradley (1935-1939), Hal Leach (1939-1945), Kenneth Bradley (1946-2011) and Cynthia Bennett (since 2012).
Erected 2016 by the Litchfield Historical Society and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 8-52.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 41° 10.079′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Litchfield, Ohio Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Chatham Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Chatham Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial Honor Roll
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 21, 2019
2. Litchfield Town Band Marker and Bandstand
Also see . . . Town Band: A Century of Music. Town website entry (Submitted on July 16, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.)
3. Litchfield Town Band
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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