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Montgomery County Civil War Cannon

 
 
Montgomery County Civil War Cannon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
1. Montgomery County Civil War Cannon Marker
Inscription.
G.A.R.
1861 to 1865

This gun is a trophy of The War for The Union, erected in memory of its fallen defenders.

Erected by Montgomery Co. in honor of the Union Soldiers of the Civil War.

Admiral Schenck
 
Erected by Montgomery County.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 45.58′ N, 84° 11.529′ W. Memorial is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and West Third Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. Located on the grounds of the Montgomery County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 21 N Main St, Dayton OH 45402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Miami Valley. 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
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Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Abraham Lincoln (a few steps from this marker); “Remember the Promises You Made in the Attic” (a few steps from this marker); Dayton’s First Church Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); "Justitiae Dedicata" (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Takes a Stand (within shouting distance of this marker); Roman Column (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry S. Truman (within shouting distance of this marker); John F. Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
 
Montgomery County Civil War Cannon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
2. Montgomery County Civil War Cannon Marker
Montgomery County Civil War Cannon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
3. Montgomery County Civil War Cannon Marker
Montgomery County Civil War Cannon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
4. Montgomery County Civil War Cannon Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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