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Col. R. L. McCook

 
 
Col. R. L. McCook Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2022
1. Col. R. L. McCook Marker
Inscription.
Erected
Aug.23, 1878
By the members of
9th Regt.
O.V.I.
In honor of
Col. R. L. McCook

 
Erected 1878 by members of 9th Regt. O.V.I.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 6.533′ N, 84° 31.071′ W. Memorial is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Over-The-Rhine. It can be reached from the intersection of Elm Street and Grant Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Washington Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1310 Elm St, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest and in the Ohio River Valley. 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: Hecker (a few steps from this marker); Robert L. McCook Monument / Friedrich Hecker Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Bandstand (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Park History / Cannon From Farragut's Fleet At Mobile Bay (within shouting distance of this marker); The American Classical Music Walk of Fame - Cincinnati Music Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Expanding and Renovating Washington Park (about 400 feet away);
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Iron Fence / Historic Boulder (about 400 feet away); Dana Hotel (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
 
Col. R. L. McCook Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2022
2. Col. R. L. McCook Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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