River Rouge in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I Memorial
Photographed by Al Barrera, July 6, 2005
1. Civil War /Spanish War /World War Marker
of this community
who made the supreme sacrifice.
Civil War
Spanish War
World War
Erected 1927 by F.A. Buhl Woman’s Relief Corps No.43 Aux. to the Grand Army of the Republic.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Heroes • Military • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 42° 15.989′ N, 83° 8.16′ W. Memorial is in River Rouge, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is on West Jefferson Avenue. In the park at Great Lakes Field Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11086 West Jefferson Avenue, River Rouge MI 48218, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: River Rouge Persian Gulf Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); River Rouge Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); River Rouge War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); River Rouge Shipbuilding (approx. 1.3 miles away); Rouge River History (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Ford Hunger March (approx. 1.7 miles away); March On (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Ford Hunger March (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in River Rouge.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ford Hunger March (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Al Barrera, July 6, 2005
2. Civil War /Spanish War /World War Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,712 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on December 31, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
