Marysville in Union County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

American Legion Memorial Park
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Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool

American Legion Memorial Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 2, 2016

1. American Legion Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. American Legion Memorial Park American Legion Union Post No. 79 was organized on August 21, 1919, at the National Guard Armory in Marysville. In 1927, the Legion purchased a 24 acre parcel known as "Clement Woods" to serve as a living memorial "to Union County Veterans of All Wars". The park was dedicated on August 24, 1927, and renamed American Legion Memorial Park. The brick Memorial Building was constructed from 1937 to 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Post held their first meeting there on September 12, 1938. An addition to the Memorial Building was completed in 1960. In 1989, the Legion donated the park to the City of Marysville on the condition it remains a free, public park. (American Legion logo)

Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool The Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool was opened on May 31, 1936 when 5,000 people attended the grand opening. The project began in 1934 when the American Legion deeded a 5 acre parcel of Legion Park to the Village of Marysville for a pool. Local fundraising and support from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) helped

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sponsor the project. Wilber C. Harbarger of Canton, Ohio, designed the bathhouse and pool. The WPA began construction in 1935 and the completed project, including a Spanish style bathhouse, was finished in late 1937. The municipal swimming pool was dedicated on July 4, 1938. For over forty years, the Depression Era pool and bathhouse served the citizens of Marysville before being replaced in 1982.

Erected 2015 by American Legion Union Post No. 79 City of Marysville The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 22- 80.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 40° 14.404′ N, 83° 23.001′ W. Memorial is in Marysville, Ohio, in Union County. It is on Park Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in front of the American Legion Memorial Building (subject of another HMdb page). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 Park Road, Marysville OH 43040,

Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 2, 2016

2. Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool Marker

United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Till Plains

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

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: American Legion Union Post No. 79 Memorial Building (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); United Spanish War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); American Legion Memorial Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans of Foreign Wars War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soldier's Circle (approx. half a mile away); Spanish American Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans of Foreign Wars War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marysville.

More about this memorial.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 31, 2016

3. American Legion Memorial Park Marker

full view of marker

Marker was originally erected at 40° 14.404′ N, 83° 23.001′ W., at 500 Park Road in Marysville, Ohio. Marker has been reported removed from this location. It is reported to be in storage, to be erected at the site of the old National Guard Armory, 124 E 4th St, at a future date.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 2, 2016

4. American Legion Memorial Park Marker

marker can be seen at a distance

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 1, 2016

5. Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool Marker

In the distance, with the bath house visible

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 2, 2016

6. Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool Marker

the WPA pool

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,136 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 2, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

American Legion Memorial Park⎯⎯⎯Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool

American Legion Memorial Park
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Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool