Near Belle Center in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Belle Center War Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
1. Belle Center War Memorial
In Memory of All Veterans
(American Legion logo)
Stone #2
(flag logo)
Belle Center and Richland Township
Killed in Action
World War I
Ray Schafer Willard E. Stout
World War II
Emery Brooks Othie Burris Herbert Corey Frederick Long John Robert Longbrake Harold Swetland Max Thrilkill James G. Tillman
Vietnam
Lewis E. Hughes, Jr. Michael King
Balkans
Donald A. Dugan
Erected by American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 30.175′ N, 83° 43.848′ W. Memorial is near Belle Center, Ohio, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 273 and County Route 107, on the left when traveling west on Ohio Route 273. Marker is in Fairview Cemetery, east of Belle Center, Ohio CORRECTION- the location is on St Rt 273 NOT 73. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2252 Ohio 273, Belle Center OH 43310, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Belle Center Spanish American War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Belle Center Jail (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this memorial. Note the names of Willard Stout, and Lewis Hughes; they appear on two more monuments in the community, and will appear on subsequent pages.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
2. Belle Center War Memorial Second Stone
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
3. Belle Center War Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
4. Belle Center War Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
5. Willard Stout American Legion Post Sign
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
6. Belle Center War Memorial
Lewis Hughes is memorialized with another marker,in a small village park, about a mile away.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 765 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 2, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
