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Champaign County Mexican War Memorial

 
 
Champaign County Mexican War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
1. Champaign County Mexican War Memorial
Inscription.
To honor General Zachary Taylor and all U.S. Soldiers (Dragoons) who served during the Mexican War to preserve U.S. Territory.

May 13, 1846 May 30, 1848

 
Erected by Rosemary and Charles Bohl.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #12 Zachary Taylor series list.
 
Location. 40° 5.483′ N, 83° 45.365′ W. Memorial is in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 68 and Pearce Place on U.S. 68. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 19 Pearce Pl, Urbana OH 43078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this 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: Champaign County War of 1812 Memorial (here, next to this marker); Champaign County 11 September 2001 & Iraq War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Champaign County Philippine-American War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Champaign County Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Champaign County Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Champaign County World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker);
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Champaign County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Champaign County Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
 
Champaign County Mexican War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018
2. Champaign County Mexican War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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