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

War Memorial

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2023

1. War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

In Loving Memory
Elm Grove Veterans
who served in all wars

Rededicated - 2003

Erected 2003 by Elm Grove Lions and Leo Clubs.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 2.642′ N, 80° 39.634′ W. Memorial is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is in Elm Grove. It is on Junior Avenue west of National Road (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west. Marker is near the northern boundary of the Bridge Street Middle School grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 30 Junior Avenue, 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 walking distance of this marker: Forks of Wheeling Creek (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elm Grove Stone Bridge (about 600 feet away); “Monument Place” (about 600 feet away); Osiris Temple Legion of Honor (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Monument Place (about 700 feet away); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. half a mile away); Grand Army of Republic (approx. half a mile away); The National Pike (approx. 0.9 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Daniel Lamb (was approx. 0.9 miles

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away but has been confirmed missing); Jesse Lee Reno (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Sara Lucy Bagby (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding War Memorial. The original marker in the monument must have deteriorated before the Lions Club added the replacement marker.

War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2023

2. War Memorial

Bridge Street Middle School in background

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.