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River Rouge in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

River Rouge Veterans Memorial

 
 
River Rouge Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, October 26, 2021
1. River Rouge Veterans Memorial
Inscription. Dedicated to all veterans & River Rouge residents 2016

River Rouge E.D.C.
Jim Krueger - Chairman, Lisa K. Givens - Co-chair, Orowa Jaward, Reletha Moch, Troy Newman Sr., Kameelah Pasha, Brian Ponder, Mayor Michael D. Bowdler
 
Erected 2016 by River Rouge Economic Development Corp.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 15.99′ N, 83° 8.165′ W. Memorial is in River Rouge, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of West Jefferson Avenue and Nieman Street, on the right when traveling north on West Jefferson Avenue. Memorial is on the west side of Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: River Rouge MI 48218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War /Spanish War /World War (here, next to this marker); River Rouge Persian Gulf Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); River Rouge War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); River Rouge Shipbuilding (approx. 1.3 miles away); Rouge River History (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Ford Hunger March (approx. 1.7 miles away); March On (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Ford Hunger March (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in River Rouge.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ford Hunger March (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
River Rouge Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, October 26, 2021
2. River Rouge Veterans Memorial
View is looking south down West Jefferson Avenue.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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