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Near Florida in Henry County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Revolutionary Soldier

 
 
Revolutionary Soldier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 13, 2022
1. Revolutionary Soldier Marker
Inscription. Elijah Gunn 1775 - 1783

Placed by Ursula Wolcott Chapter D.A.R.
 
Erected by Ursula Wolcott Chapter D.A.R.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 41° 19.857′ N, 84° 9.076′ W. Memorial is near Florida, Ohio, in Henry County. It is on Ohio Route 424, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Napoleon OH 43545, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Florida
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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Florida United Methodist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); You Are On The Buckeye Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away); Napoleon Lions Club (approx. 3½ miles away); Napoleon Rotary Club (approx. 3½ miles away); Civil War Camp Latty (approx. 3½ miles away); Missouria's Garden (approx. 3.6 miles away); Nathaniel Hartman Log Home (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florida.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Girty's Island (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Winchester's Encampment (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Gunn Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 13, 2022
2. Gunn Cemetery
Revolutionary Soldier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 13, 2022
3. Revolutionary Soldier Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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