Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
United Spanish War Veterans
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
1. United Spanish War Veterans Memorial
United Spanish War Veterans
1898 - 1902
Erected 1941 by Edgar F. Wallace Camp No. 12, United Spanish War Veterans.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 40° 9.898′ N, 84° 15.442′ W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It can be reached from Ohio 66. Monument is in Forest Hill Union Cemetery, 8660 Broadway Riverside Drive (Ohio Route 66), about 500 feet west of the cemetery office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro, in the Miami Valley, and in the 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: Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Forest Hill Union Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Operation Silent Witness (about 500 feet away); Piqua (about 500 feet away); William H. Pitsenbarger (about 600 feet away); Airman First Class Pitsenbarger (about 600 feet away); Honor Log (about 600 feet away); Piqua Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piqua.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
2. United Spanish War Veterans Memorial
Alexander Post 158, Department of Ohio, G.A.R., Civil War memorial in background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,418 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
