Paw Paw in Van Buren County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Service Gun
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
1. Service Gun Marker
Van Buren County
by
M. L. Decker and E. A. Wildey
This gun was in active service
during the Civil War on
the famous Mare Island
off San Pablo Bay, California.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 42° 12.991′ N, 85° 53.42′ W. Memorial is in Paw Paw, Michigan, in Van Buren County. It is at the intersection of East Paw Paw Street and South Kalamazoo Street (Michigan Route 40), on the right when traveling east on East Paw Paw Street. Locate on the grounds north of the Van Buren County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 212 E Paw Paw St, Paw Paw MI 49079, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Michigan and specifically in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Van Buren County Courthouse - 212 E. Paw Paw St. (a few steps from this marker); Van Buren County / Van Buren County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Service Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); Paw Paw Public Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Library - 129 S. Kalamazoo St. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Coterie Club - 200 S. Kalamazoo St.
this page online
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
2. Service Gun Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
3. Service Gun Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 12, 2024
4. Van Buren County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
