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

Graves of Soldiers

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019

1. Graves of Soldiers Marker

Inscription. Graves of Soldiers
1794 Wars 1812

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812 • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 41° 16.502′ N, 84° 22.603′ W. Memorial is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is on South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 111) south of Sunday Street, on the left when traveling south. This historical marker is located on the south side of Defiance, Ohio, along State Route 111, on the same side of the street as the Defiance's Riverside Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1237 South Clinton Street, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Route and Camp's (a few steps from this marker); Riverside Chapel (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. (about 800 feet away); Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Defiance County Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); William C. Holgate Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Alexander Sankey Latty House (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Henry Seither - Todd Taylor House (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Abatis and Camp (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019

2. Graves of Soldiers Marker

View of the marker looking north along Ohio Route 111.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019

3. Graves of Soldiers Marker

View of the marker looking south along Ohio Route 111.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019

4. Graves of Soldiers Marker

View of the marker, looking east, across the roadway of Ohio Route 111.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019

5. Graves of Soldiers Marker

View of the marker in the foreground, with a distant view, in the background, of the nearby tombstones in the Riverside Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.