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Unknown Soldiers Memorial

 
 
Unknown Soldiers Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 26, 2022
1. Unknown Soldiers Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In memory of
our unknown
soldiers

Presented by the General W.H. Withington Circle, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, as a memorial to the mothers, wives, daughters, sisters and lineal female descendants of the men who offered their lives in the defence of the nation from 1861 to 1865.
1913

 
Erected 1920 by Jackson Womens Relief Corps.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
 
Location. 42° 14.86′ N, 84° 24.906′ W. Memorial is in Jackson, Michigan, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of West Michigan Avenue and Louis Glick Highway, in the median on West Michigan Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 420 W Michigan Ave, Jackson MI 49201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Mid-Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jackson County Spanish War Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Jackson County Global War on Terror Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Jackson County World War I Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Michael M. Medley Memorial (here,
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next to this marker); Jackson County World War II Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Jackson County Korean Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Gold Star Mothers Of Jackson County World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Jackson County Women Of Service Monument (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.
 
Unknown Soldiers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 26, 2022
2. Unknown Soldiers Memorial
Unknown Soldiers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 26, 2022
3. Unknown Soldiers Memorial
Unknown Soldiers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 26, 2022
4. Unknown Soldiers Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 18, 2026