Elm Grove in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Grand Army of Republic

1861 • 1865

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023

1. Grand Army of Republic Marker

Inscription.
In memory of
Grand Army of Republic
1861 • 1865
and
Veterans of all wars

Erected by H.M.C. Tent No. 1 Daughters of Union Veterans.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 2.438′ N, 80° 39.113′ W. Memorial is in Elm Grove, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It can be reached from the intersection of Stone Church Road and Stone Church Cemetery Lane, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located beneath the flagpole in Stone Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 217 Stone Church Road, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Soldiers (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monument Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Osiris Temple Legion of Honor (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named “Monument Place” (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elm Grove Stone Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Forks of Wheeling Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The Madonna of the Trail (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elm Grove.

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Other markers no longer nearby. Daniel Lamb (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Jesse Lee Reno (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Sara Lucy Bagby (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023

2. Grand Army of Republic Marker

The marker is located at the base of the flagpole.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.