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World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022
1. World War I Memorial
Inscription.
April · 6 · 1917
Cambrai · Q · Somme-Defensive Q Lys Q Aisne Montididier-Noyon · Q Champagne-Marne · Q Aisne-Marne Q Somme-Offensive Q Oise-Aisne Ypres-Lys O St. Mihiel Meuse-argonne Q · Q Vittorio-Veneto Q · Q
November · 11 · 1918

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 0.291′ N, 82° 59.196′ W. Memorial is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Fairgrounds. It is on History Street north of East 17th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 800 E 17th Ave, Columbus OH 43211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
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walking distance of this marker: Oil Drilling Equipment (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coal Car / Double Water Wheel Turbine (about 400 feet away); Recycling in the Victorian Era (about 700 feet away); Victorian Playgrounds (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Recycling in the Victorian Era (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vote Here (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mexican-American War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Basket Ball (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 7 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on June 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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