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Wayne Township in Richmond in Wayne County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

World War I Monument

 
 
World War I Monument Marker (front) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
1. World War I Monument Marker (front)
Inscription.
World War I
1917 – 1918
The war to
end all wars

Killed 116,516
Wounded 204,002
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 39° 49.905′ N, 84° 54.012′ W. Monument is in Richmond, Indiana, in Wayne County. It is in Wayne Township. It can be reached from Remembering Veterans Drive north of Johnson Street. Monument is in Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Richmond IN 47374, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wayne County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Wayne County World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial Bench (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); M60 Tank CBTF/T (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
 
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World War I Monument (side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
2. World War I Monument (side)
World War I Monument (back) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
3. World War I Monument (back)
World War I Monument (side) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
4. World War I Monument (side)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
 
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Jun. 14, 2026