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Welcome to McPherson Cemetery

"Home to Heroes and Legends"

 
 
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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
1. Welcome to McPherson Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Notable Statues and Markers Include:
1. General James B. McPherson, Highest ranking Union officer to die in the Civil War
2. McPherson Family Graves
3. Jacob Daggett, Died 1836 Revolutionary War Veteran
4. Emma Anderson, Died 1895 Mother of author Sherwood Anderson
5. Captain Charles H. McCleary, Died 1906 Civil War Veteran- Medal of Honor
6. National Arborist Association 1776 Tree
7. George Burton Meek, Died May 11, 1898 First American Killed in Spanish-American War
8. PVT. Rodger W. Young, Died July 31, 1943 World War II Medal of Honor Recipient
His story became the "Ballad of Rodger Young."
9. Veterans' Burial Section and Monument
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesMilitary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1898.
 
Location. 41° 18.536′ N, 82° 58.206′ W. Marker is in Clyde, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is on E. Maple Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clyde OH 43410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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: James Birdseye McPherson (within shouting distance of this marker); McPherson Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); General James Birdseye McPherson (about 300
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feet away, measured in a direct line); The McPherson House (about 300 feet away); George Burton Meek (about 400 feet away); World War II Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); American Revolutionay War Tree (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clyde.
 
Welcome to McPherson Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
2. Welcome to McPherson Cemetery Marker
Welcome to McPherson Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
3. Welcome to McPherson Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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