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

Ross County Civil War Memorial

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

1. Ross County Civil War Memorial Dedication (West Face)

Inscription. In honor of the Patriotic Men of Ross County who gave their lives in the war for the preservation of the Union their grateful fellow citizens have erected this monument May 30th, 1875

Erected 1875 by Citizens of Ross County, Ohio.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1972.

Location. 39° 19.51′ N, 82° 59.023′ W. Marker is in Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. It can be reached from Brookside Drive. Marker is in Grandview Cemetery. Entrance is on Brookside Drive, off Belleview Avenue (Ohio Route 377), on cemetery heights overlooking downtown Chillicothe. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 64 W 8th St, Chillicothe OH 45601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 walking distance of this marker: Birthplace of Lucy Ware Webb Hayes / Lucy Webb Hayes, 1831 - 1889 (approx. ¼ mile away); Burton Egbert Stevenson (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Cannon Captured from the British in Revolutionary War. (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Underground Railroad in Chillicothe / Ross County (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Chillicothe Gazette

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(approx. half a mile away); Home of Chillicothe Newspapers (approx. half a mile away); A Replica of Ohio's First Capitol (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chillicothe.

Ross County Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

2. Ross County Civil War Memorial

Ross County Civil War Memorial (South Face) image. Click for full size.

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

3. Ross County Civil War Memorial (South Face)

Ross County Civil War Memorial (East Face) image. Click for full size.

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

4. Ross County Civil War Memorial (East Face)

Ross County Civil War Memorial (North Face) image. Click for full size.

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

5. Ross County Civil War Memorial (North Face)

Ross County Civil War Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.

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

6. Ross County Civil War Memorial Statue

Ross County Civil War Memorial Statue Maker image. Click for full size.

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

7. Ross County Civil War Memorial Statue Maker

Ross County Civil War Memorial Restoration Marker image. Click for full size.

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

8. Ross County Civil War Memorial Restoration Marker

This monument was restored in 1998 and rededicated to the memory of all Ross County veterans and those who died in the military service of our country.

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

9. Ross County Civil War Memorial

Picturesque park-like view, with downtown Chillicothe in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,577 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on December 24, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.