Mount Gilead in Morrow County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial
By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
1. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial Obelisk
South face.
Dedicated in honor of all Morrow County men and women who wore the uniform of their country and served under the colors during the World War of 1917-1918 and to the memory of those who relinquished all that liberty might not perish.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”
Roll of Honor
Vernon Z. Aldrich Edward J. Axthelm Leonard Boham Clarence Hooher Albert P. Bowe Myron W. Caris Lester G. Carter Fred B. Corwin Ralph B. Cyphers William McK. Daily Frank George Arthur V. Harris Ray D. Heit Emmett C. Hinderlong George D. Hutton Rex D. Jenkins Thomas P. Johnston Edwin J. Kreis Ralph W. Mellott Harker Miller Herman H. Morrison John B. Murphy Lawrence W. Philbrook William D. Scarbrough Leslie D. Somerlot Hartley Schofield Harry V. Williams Earl C. Wright Cloyd O. Yeager
“Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us to the end dare to do
By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
2. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial Obelisk
East face.
Erected by the Barre Quarries & Manufacturers Association, Barre, Vermont
Erected by Ohio War Savings Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 32.952′ N, 82° 49.71′ W. Marker is in Mount Gilead, Ohio, in Morrow County. Memorial is at the intersection of High Street (Ohio Route 95) and Main Street (U.S. 42), in the median on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Gilead OH 43338, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dawn Powell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morrow County War Memorial (about 400 feet away); War Savings Quota (about 400 feet away); D.A.R. Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial (about 500 feet away); Morrow County Veterans Memorial Plaza (about 500 feet away); Morrow County Civil War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Mount Gilead Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Greene Ville Treaty Line (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Gilead.
By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
3. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial Obelisk
West face.
By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
4. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial Obelisk
North face.
By Jamie Abel, October 8, 2011
5. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial Marker
By Jamie Abel, October 8, 2011
6. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial Marker
War Savings Stamps Plaque at the base of the monument.
By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
7. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial
Looking northwest.
By William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
8. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial
Looking northeast, with county courthouse tower at distant right.
By Jamie Abel, October 8, 2011
9. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial Marker
Looking southeast and showing updated landscaping around the monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,160 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on October 16, 2020, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5, 6. submitted on November 20, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 7, 8. submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 9. submitted on November 20, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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