Washington Township near New Knoxville in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pilger Ruhe Cemetery Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2023
1. Pilger Ruhe Cemetery Marker
"Lest we never forget our fallen comrades"
Erected by American Legion Washington Post 444.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 29.343′ N, 84° 20.159′ W. Memorial is near New Knoxville, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is in Washington Township. It is on New Bremen New Knoxville Road (County Road 65A) east of East Shelby Road (County Road 71), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6217 New Bremen New Knoxville Rd, New Knoxville OH 45871, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Pilger Ruhe Cemetery Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Fledderjohann Family Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Settlers from Ladbergen Germany (approx. one mile away); In Honor Of Our Veterans (approx. one mile away); New Knoxville Sesquicentennial (approx. 1.1 miles away); New Knoxville: The Ladbergen Kinship (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dr. Henry Fledderjohann 1855-1950 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dr. Gustave Zuelch House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Knoxville.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2023
2. Pilger Ruhe Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
