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Sugar Creek Township in Sugarcreek in Tuscarawas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Milton Blickensderfer

Sergeant

— Co E, 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry —

 
 
Milton Blickensderfer Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 27, 2024
1. Milton Blickensderfer Marker
Inscription. Corporal Blickensderfer earned the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War, for heroism at Petersburg, VA on 3 April 1865.

He was born May 20, 1835 in Penn. and died Mar. 17, 1916. He is buried at Eastlawn Cemetery.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 17, 1916.
 
Location. 40° 30.196′ N, 81° 38.466′ W. Memorial is in Sugarcreek, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. It is in Sugar Creek Township. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and North Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101 N Broadway Street, Sugarcreek OH 44681, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Amish Country. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tom F. Miller (here, next to this marker); Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt, U.S.A.F. (here, next to this marker); The Putt Memorial (here, next to this marker); Giant Cuckoo Clock (within shouting distance of this marker); Swiss Immigrant Cheesemakers (within shouting distance of this marker); Flame of Freedom (approx. 0.8 miles away); History of Shanesville (approx. 0.8 miles away); "Der Weiss" (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sugarcreek.
 
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Milton Blickensderfer Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 27, 2024
2. Milton Blickensderfer Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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