Petersburg in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

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Photographed by Craig Doda, November 21, 2022

1. Welcome to Michigan Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the Paratroopers and Glidermen who have served. And the men and women who continue to serve as America's best.

Erected 2004 by Gee T. Alex, Detroit Chapter, 82nd Airborne Division Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.

Location. 41° 49.884′ N, 83° 40.627′ W. Memorial is in Petersburg, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is on United Spanish War Veterans Memorial Highway (U.S. 23) north of Rauch Road, on the right when traveling north. The memorial stands at the Michigan Welcome Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Petersburg MI 49270, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: St. Anthony Parish (approx. 2½ miles away); Logan Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Petersburg Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Petersburg Civil War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Petersburg Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Gerber Oaks (approx. 5.1 miles away); Gerber Hill Park, Lenawee County (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 21, 2022

2. Welcome to Michigan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.