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Highland World War II Veterans Memorial

 
 
Highland World War II Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
1. Highland World War II Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
To honor the memory of these who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II
William H. Burton • Luther R. Cordell • Walter Howsman • Frederick Linn • William Linkhart • Edward T. Morrow • Robert B. Tolle • Charles E. Wright

Vietnam
Donald W. Priest Jr.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 39° 20.657′ N, 83° 35.909′ W. Memorial is in Highland, Ohio, in Highland County. It is on Main Street (Ohio Route 28/72) west of New Lexington Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7934 Main St, Highland OH 45132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, in Appalachia, and specifically 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kenton and Tecumseh Directional Marker (a few steps from this marker); Leesburg Historic Buildings (approx. 2.3 miles away); Leesburg American Legion Post 568 Charter Membership Roll (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gist Settlement (approx. 3.4 miles away); Grove-Geff Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); The History of Fallsville (approx. 4.1 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 5.2 miles away).
 
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Highland World War II Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
2. Highland World War II Veterans Memorial
Highland World War II Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
3. Highland World War II Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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