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

William Byers

Darke County DAR Project

— Revolutionary War Veteran —

 
 
William Byers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2019
1. William Byers Marker
Inscription. In memory of Pvt. Williams Byers 1764 Va Militia 1834 Revolutionary War
 
Erected 2017 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° 2.371′ N, 84° 34.995′ W. Memorial is in Arcanum, Ohio, in Darke County. It is at the intersection of Myers - Tillman Road (County Route 147) and Ohio Route 49, on the left when traveling south on Myers - Tillman Road. marker is in Old Abbottsville Cemetery or Original Abbottsville Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4201 Myers – Tillman Road, Arcanum OH 45304, 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
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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abbottsville Church Bell (approx. Ό mile away); Arcanum Garden Club Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Never Forget Garden (approx. 3.4 miles away); Studabaker School (approx. 3.4 miles away); Site of First Log Cabin (approx. 3.6 miles away); Fort Jefferson Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Fort Jefferson (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Jefferson (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arcanum.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Jefferson (was approx. 3.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
Additional keywords. Daughters of the American Revolution
 
William Byers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2019
2. William Byers Marker
full view of marker
William Byers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2019
3. William Byers Marker
marker as seen from a distance
William Byers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 9, 2019
4. William Byers Marker
the site, as seen from Myers - Tillman Road, St Rt 49 is in the background
 
 
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 592 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. 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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