Union Township near Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gateposts from the Northern Entrance to Camp Sherman

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 21, 2008

1. Gateposts from the Northern Entrance to Camp Sherman Marker

Inscription. This post, and the post on the opposite side of the road, were unearthed nearby during a road widening project in the summer of 2006. They were part of a set of four concrete posts erected in October 1919 at the northern entrance to Camp Sherman, an Army training base established in 1917 in response to the United States' entry into World War I. The gate was originally located approximately 50 feet east of this spot along Columbus Avenue (now State Route 104). Two smaller posts that were part of the original set were later moved to the driveway of the warden's house of the Chillicothe Correctional Institution on Pleasant Valley Road. An identical set of four posts was erected in October 1919 at the southern entrance to the camp at the intersection of north High and Wharf Streets in Chillicothe.

Erected 2008 by Department of Veterans Affairs.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Law Enforcement • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1919.

Location. 39° 23.444′ N, 83° 0.766′ W. Marker is near Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. It is in Union

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Township. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 104 and Hines Blvd, on the right when traveling south on Ohio Route 104. Marker is at the north entrance to the VA Medical Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chillicothe OH 45601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cultural Transitions (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mica Splendor (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mound 7 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Casualties of War (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Sacred Purpose (approx. 1.1 miles away); Marshelder, Sumpweed (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Gateposts from the Northern Entrance to Camp Sherman and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 21, 2008

2. Gateposts from the Northern Entrance to Camp Sherman and Marker

(approx. 1.1 miles away); Sunflower (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chillicothe.

Additional keywords. Veterans Affairs

Photographed by Darryl Smith

3. Gateposts from the Northern Entrance to Camp Sherman Marker

Photographed by Darryl Smith

4. Gateposts from the Northern Entrance to Camp Sherman Marker

Photographed by Darryl Smith

5. Gateposts from the Northern Entrance to Camp Sherman Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,493 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 21, 2014, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.