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

Fort Jefferson Veterans Memorial

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Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019

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Inscription.
Dedicated to the heroes of our community who served our country and who sacrificed their lives on the land, sea, and in the sky that freedom might live

In Memoriam
Alvin H. Young • Frank R. Aten • Ohmer Stephen Stravser • Bill M. Wilson • Denver Dohme • Robert E. McGriff

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.

Location. 40° 1.417′ N, 84° 39.183′ W. Memorial is in Fort Jefferson, Ohio, in Darke County. It is on Ohio Route 121 when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Greenville OH 45331, 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

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walking distance of this marker: Fort Jefferson (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Excavation (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Firepit (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Jefferson / St. Clair’s Defeat (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Underground Passage (approx. ¼ mile away); Dedicated in Memory to All American Soldiers Who Died at or Near Fort Jefferson, Northwest Territory (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Well or Magazine Pit (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Fort Jefferson (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Jefferson.

Other markers no longer nearby. Well or Magazine Pit (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Fort Jefferson (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Firepit (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Excavation (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Underground Passage (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Trench (was approx.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019

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¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Fort Jefferson: A Link in a Chain (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019

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Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019

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Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019

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Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 24, 2024, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.