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

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024

1. Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the men and women of this community who served honorably in our nations armed forces.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing which he cares about more than his personal safety is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
John Stuart Mill

Erected 1985 by American Legion Post 435 - V.F.W. Post 3849.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 13.288′ N, 84° 29.068′ W. Memorial is in Versailles, Ohio, in Darke County. It is at the intersection of South Center Street (Ohio Route 185) and West Wood Street, on the right when traveling south on South Center Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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,

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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: Versailles World War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial Building (a few steps from this marker); Town Hall & Wayne Township House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fountain Square (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Inn (about 500 feet away); Mr. Foy's Cow (about 500 feet away); The Fire of 1901 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Versailles.

Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024

2. Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024

3. Veterans Memorial Building

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.