Athens in Athens County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
World War I Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2021
1. American Legion Post No. 21 Veterans Memorial
In memory of Capt. K.T. Crossen - Co. K. 102 Inf. A.E.F Private James Gabriel-Co. L. 166 Inf.
Killed in action battles Chauteau-Thierre and Argonne Woods, France - 1918.
Erected by American Legion Post No. 21.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 39° 19.872′ N, 82° 7.427′ W. Memorial is in Athens, Ohio, in Athens County. It is on West Union Street just west of Hockhocking Adena Bikeway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 520 W Union St, Athens OH 45701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Hocking Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Milton M. Holland (approx. half a mile away); Booker T. Washington (approx. 0.9 miles away); Athens Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); West Union Street Biofiltration Boxes (approx. one mile away); Eliza Davidson Memorial (approx. one mile away); Susannah Arnold Anthony (approx. one mile away); In Memory of Johnny Appleseed (approx. 1.1 miles away); Japanese Cherry Trees (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2021
2. American Legion Post No. 21 Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
