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Zanesville in Muskingum County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Ohio Flag Unit

 
 
Ohio Flag Unit Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 2, 2022
1. Ohio Flag Unit Marker
Inscription.
Ohio Flag Unit
17th Infantry Regiment
Buffalos

 
Erected 2009.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansMilitary. In addition, it is included in the Buffalo Soldiers series list.
 
Location. 39° 56.415′ N, 82° 0.402′ W. Memorial is in Zanesville, Ohio, in Muskingum County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 40) just west of North 5th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 429 Main St, Zanesville OH 43701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: World War II/Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Ohio Bicentennial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Zanesville (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Capital of Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zanesville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The History of Zanesville
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(was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
 
Ohio Flag Unit Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 2, 2022
2. Ohio Flag Unit Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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