Perrysburg in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

American Legion, Perrysburg Post No. 28

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 12, 2020

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
An honor guard of trees, an everstanding vigil, to the veterans here resting

World War I
Korea
Vietnam
World War II

Erected 1987 by American Legion Post No. 28.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 33.107′ N, 83° 38.509′ W. Memorial is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on West Indiana Avenue (Ohio Route 65) 0.1 miles west of West Boundary Street ( Route 25), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 620 W Indiana Avenue, Perrysburg OH 43551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 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: Fort Meigs Union Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Meigs Union Cemetery Potter's Field (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Perrysburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Interior Earthworks (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Siege (approx. 0.4 miles away); Discipline (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Life (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gardens (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has

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been confirmed missing); to Fort Stephenson / to Fort Meigs (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 6, 2021

2. Veterans Memorial

The reverse of the Veterans Memorial can be seen far into the distance, as well as the 'honor guard of trees', in this photo of the Fort Meigs Union Cemetery Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2. submitted on July 26, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.