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Wittenberg WW I Memorial

 
 
Wittenberg WW I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 2 28 2023
1. Wittenberg WW I Memorial
Inscription.

They counted not happiness nor property nor life itself dear, when the call of humanity came
In memory of the Wittenbergers who served their country in the World War
Class of 1920
 
Erected 1920 by Class of 1920.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 39° 56.004′ N, 83° 48.826′ W. Memorial is in Springfield, Ohio, in Clark County. It is at the intersection of West Ward Street and North Wittenberg Avenue, on the left on West Ward Street. The marker is on the campus of Wittenberg University, at the "south fountain gate". Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 W Ward St, Springfield OH 45504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also 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
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Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wittenberg Vietnam War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Theological Education at Wittenberg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tecumseh - the Great Shawnee Leader (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clark County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam Memorial Bench (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Battalion Third Marines Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
 
Wittenberg WW I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 2 28 2023
2. Wittenberg WW I Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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