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Fort Recovery in Mercer County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Memorial Arch

1917 - 1918

 
 
Memorial Arch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024
1. Memorial Arch Marker
Inscription. This memorial arch was erected A. D. 1921 by the Citizens of Fort Recovery, Ohio and vicinity

In honor of their heroes who in the spirit of sacrifice and devotion gave their services in The World War.

In memoriam
Lieut. Wm. A. Leiser, M. D. • William F. Breymaier • Gregor J. Fullenkamp • Louis U. Mooreman • Emmett E. Mannix • Floyd W. Mann • Frank M. Miller • Henry F. Rheinders • Fred G. Rammel • Thomas U. Wolf • Jerome J. Obringer
 
Erected 1921 by Citizens of Fort Recovery, Ohio and vicinity.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 24.779′ N, 84° 46.552′ W. Memorial is in Fort Recovery, Ohio, in Mercer County. It is at the intersection of Butler Street (Ohio Route 119) and North Elm Street, on the right when traveling west on Butler Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 302e Butler St, Fort Recovery OH 45846, 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
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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 walking distance of this marker: Dr. Victor Grasson (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Recovery Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Clair's Defeat / Fort Recovery (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Recovery Civil War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Recovery Veterans Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Towards a Better Understanding / Remembering the Fallen (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Weaponry at the Battle of the Wabash and the Battle of Fort Recovery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Recovery.
 
Memorial Arch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024
2. Memorial Arch Marker
Memorial Arch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024
3. Memorial Arch Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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