Canton in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Merchant Marine Memorial

Veterans Retreat Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2022

1. Veterans Retreat Marker

Inscription. In honor of US Merchant Marine Veterans of WW II

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 40° 48.647′ N, 81° 23.93′ W. Memorial is in Canton, Ohio, in Stark County. It is on Lake Road Boulevard Northwest west of Harrison Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2421 Lake Rd Blvd NW, Canton OH 44708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Amish Country

and in Greater Cleveland.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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: Eulogy of the Common Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); French Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Base of the Conning Tower of the US Battleship Maine

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Stark County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish Mortar (within shouting distance of this marker); Building the McKinley National Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Symbolism of the McKinley National Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); William McKinley (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2022

2. Veterans Retreat Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.