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Versailles in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Richard McGriff

 
 
Richard McGriff Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2019
1. Richard McGriff Marker
Inscription. In memory of Revolutionary War Soldier Richard McGriff Pvt- York Co. Militia, Pa circa 1760 – post 1820
 
Erected 2018 by Fort Greeneville Chapter , NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution) and VFW Post 7262.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 40° 13.488′ N, 84° 29.526′ W. Memorial is in Versailles, Ohio, in Darke County. It can be reached from North Greenlawn Avenue (Ohio Route 47). marker is in Greenlawn/ Black Swamp Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 546 North Greenlawn Avenue, Versailles OH 45380, 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
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of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Richard Brandon (within shouting distance of this marker); Zachariah Hole (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Greenlawn Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Veteran's Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fountain Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Inn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Versailles.
 
Additional keywords. Daughters of the American Revolution
 
Richard McGriff Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2019
2. Richard McGriff Marker
full view of marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 25, 2026