Maysville in Mason County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Maysville G.A.R. Monument

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

1. Maysville G.A.R. Monument Marker

Inscription.
[North face] This monument is erected in honor of the men who volunteered in the Union Army from Mason County, Ky., and served in the War of 1861-1865.

[East face] A People’s Tribute.

[South face] We remember with gratitude the noble Union women of the war time.

[West face] Erected A.D. 1887.

Erected 1887 by Joseph Heiser Post No. 13, Grand Army of the Republic.

Topics and series. This monument and 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. 38° 38.276′ N, 83° 43.827′ W. Monument is in Maysville, Kentucky, in Mason County. It can be reached from Forest Avenue (Kentucky Route 10). Monument is in Maysville/Mason County Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 1521 Forest Ave, Maysville KY 41056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North

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America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Simon Kenton Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mason County, 1788 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mason County Spy Company (approx. 1.8 miles away); Maysville Shipbuilding / "Maysville's" Voyaging (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / John Colter (ca. 1775-1813) (approx. 1.8 miles away); Buffalo Trace (approx. 1.8 miles away); John Samuel Darrough / Medal of Honor Recipient (approx. 1.9 miles away); Limestone Landing (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maysville.