Sherwood Veterans Memorial
Dedicated July 4, 2007 To All Veterans And Their Families
The memorial replaces this Civil War Memorial which had been erected and dedicated July 3, 1909, the statue is preserved from the Civil War Memorial.
The inscription on the memorial read:
Memorial to the heroes of 1861 to 1865
who gave their lives that our nation might live
Erected by Hancock WRC No. 282
Hancock Post No. 579 GAR
Erected 2007.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1909.
Location. 41° 17.371′ N, 84° 33.176′ W. Memorial is in Sherwood, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is at the intersection of North Harrison Street (U.S. 127) and Ash Street, on the right when traveling north on North Harrison Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 405 N Harrison St, Sherwood OH 43556, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Black Swamp 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: G.A.R. Soldier Monument (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Sherwood Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Sherwood Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Tale of Ensign James Liggett / Major Adam Charles Muir, 41st Regiment of Foot
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 12, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
