Marion in Marion County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
War Memorials
Marion County Courthouse
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 1, 2021
1. War Memorials
In the center, framed in stone, is the World War II plaques. On the left is the Korean War tablets, with the Vietnam war tablets on the right. Click on image to zoom in to read the names.
(list of names)
World War II
SSG Shannon M Smith
OEF / OIF
(list of names)
Korea
(list of names)
Vietnam
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 40° 35.337′ N, 83° 7.72′ W. Memorial is in Marion, Ohio, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (Ohio Route 4) and East Center Street ( Route 95), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Memorial wall faces Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Marion OH 43302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Scioto 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: The Underground Railroad / The Marion County Trial of Bill Anderson (a few steps from this marker); Marion County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Marion County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Norman Mattoon Thomas (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marion Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ornamental Stone (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Rooster Church
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Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 1, 2021
2. World War II Memorial
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 1, 2021
3. Korean War Memorial
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 1, 2021
4. Vietnam War Memorial
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 1, 2021
5. War Memorials, Marion County Courthouse
The memorials face Main Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
