Mount Gilead in Morrow County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
World War I Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
1. World War I Memorial
South face.
Dedicated in honor of all Morrow County men and women who wore the uniform of their country and served under the colors during the World War of 1917-1918 and to the memory of those who relinquished all that liberty might not perish.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends
Roll of Honor
Vernon Z. Aldrich Edward J. Axthelm Leonard Boham Clarence Hooher Albert P. Bowe Myron W. Caris Lester G. Carter Fred B. Corwin Ralph B. Cyphers William McK. Daily Frank George Arthur V. Harris Ray D. Heit Emmett C. Hinderlong George D. Hutton Rex D. Jenkins Thomas P. Johnston Edwin J. Kreis Ralph W. Mellott Harker Miller Herman H. Morrison John B. Murphy Lawrence W. Philbrook William D. Scarbrough Leslie D. Somerlot Hartley Schofield Harry V. Williams Earl C. Wright Cloyd O. Yeager
Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
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Erected by the Barre Quarries & Manufacturers Association, Barre, Vermont
Erected by Ohio War Savings Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World I.
Location. 40° 32.952′ N, 82° 49.71′ W. Memorial is in Mount Gilead, Ohio, in Morrow County. It is at the intersection of High Street (Ohio Route 95) and Main Street (U.S. 42), in the median on High Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Mount Gilead OH 43338, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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: Victory Shaft (within shouting distance of this marker); Dawn Powell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morrow County War Memorial (about 400 feet away); War Savings Quota (about 400 feet away); D.A.R. Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial (about 500 feet away); Morrow County Veterans Memorial Plaza (about 500 feet away); Morrow County Civil War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Mount Gilead Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Gilead.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
2. World War I Memorial
East face.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
3. World War I Memorial
West face.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
4. World War I Memorial
North face.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 8, 2011
5. World War I Memorial
Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 8, 2011
6. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial Marker
War Savings Stamps Plaque at the base of the monument.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
7. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial
Looking northwest.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 6, 2009
8. War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial
Looking northeast, with county courthouse tower at distant right.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 8, 2011
9. World War I Memorial
Looking southeast and showing updated landscaping around the monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,514 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on November 20, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 7, 8. submitted on June 11, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 9. submitted on November 20, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
