Downtown in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
War Savings Stamps
Cuyahoga County
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 17, 2021
1. War Savings Stamps Marker
the Patriotism of
the People of
Cuyahoga County
who so generously purchased
War Savings Stamps in 1918
this tablet is
gratefully erected by the
Ohio War Savings Committee
Erected by The Ohio War Savings Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 41° 30.189′ N, 81° 41.806′ W. Memorial is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of West Lakeside Avenue and Ontario Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lakeside Avenue. Marker is mounted at eye-level beside the Cuyahoga County Courthouse front/south entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 West Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland OH 44113, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. 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 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: Navy Bicentennial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours (about 400 feet away); Samuel Huntington (about 400 feet away); Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (about 400 feet away); Com. Oliver Hazard Perry (about 400 feet away); John T. Corrigan
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Terry v. Ohio (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . War savings stamps of the United States.
War savings stamps were issued by the United States Treasury Department to help fund participation in World War I and World War II. These stamps were distinct from the postal savings stamps issued by the United States Post Office, but the Post Office played a major role in promoting and distributing war savings stamps. The United States Treasury Department issued its first war savings stamps in late 1917 in order to help pay for the costs incurred through involvement in World War I. The estimated cost of World War I for the United States was approximately $32 billion, and by the end of the war, the United States government had issued a total of $26.4 billion in debt. Although national campaigns had aimed to sell $2 billion in war savings stamps, they ultimately accounted for(Submitted on February 24, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)about $0.93 billion, or 3.5 percent, of the total debt issued.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 17, 20212. Cuyahoga County Courthouse (front/south elevation)(marker is mounted between doorways)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
