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Ohio City Civil War Memorial

 
 
Ohio City Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2008
1. Ohio City Civil War Memorial
Don't know if the memorial has always been painted.
Inscription. In memory of our fallen heroes 1861 - 1865
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
 
Location. 40° 46.521′ N, 84° 37.702′ W. Marker is in Ohio City, Ohio, in Van Wert County. It can be reached from County Highway 77. Marker is in Woodlawn Cemetery, off Liberty Union Road, about one quarter mile north of Willshire-Ohio City Road (Ohio Route 709). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ohio City OH 45874, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Ohio’s 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Liberty Township Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ohio City (approx. 0.4 miles away); 155 Howitzer (approx. half a mile away); Site of the First Automobile Wreck (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio City (approx. 0.7 miles away); Van Wert County Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); John W. Lambert (approx. Ύ mile away); First Successful Automobile (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ohio City.
 
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Ohio City Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 5, 2008
2. Ohio City Civil War Memorial
Looking east from near Liberty Union Road.
Ohio City Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022
3. Ohio City Civil War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,624 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   3. submitted on January 24, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 11, 2026