Cuyahoga Falls in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lest We Forget

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 20, 2023

1. Lest We Forget Marker, Side One

Inscription. To those who know war best-who have suffered its horrors in the service of their country. This memorial was erected and dedicated in 1947, under the sponsorship of The United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and AMVets.

This military section is dedicated by the City of Cuyahoga Falls for the commemoration and burial of men and women honorably discharged from the armed services of the United States; who went from the City of Cuyahoga Falls in time of war or who having so served, may reside in the City of Cuyahoga Falls at the time of their death.

Erected 1947 by The United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and AMVets.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.

Location. 41° 8.482′ N, 81° 29.253′ W. Memorial is in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in Summit County. It can be reached from Oakwood Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2443 Oakwood Drive, Cuyahoga Falls OH 44221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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 Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cuyahoga Falls Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Memorial to The First Board Of Directors of The Ladies Cemetery Association

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The History of Downtown Cuyahoga Falls (approx. 0.4 miles away); Front Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welcome To Cuyahoga Falls (approx. half a mile away); Freedom Is Not Free (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Cuyahoga Falls Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Brief History of The Clock (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuyahoga Falls.

More about this memorial. The memorial is in Oakwood Cemetery.

Lest We Forget Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 20, 2023

2. Lest We Forget Marker, Side Two

Lest We Forget Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 20, 2023

3. Lest We Forget Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 20, 2023

4. Lest We Forget Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 20, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.