Winchester in Adams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
American Legion Post No 242 WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 15, 2025
1. American Legion Post No 242 WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial Marker
the memory of
those who lost their
lives in
World War I
and World War II
Calvin Mellis Earl Cameron Mac Harmon Roy L. Chambers Clarence C. Snyder Howard L. Woodson James R. Kendall
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 38° 56.556′ N, 83° 39.072′ W. Memorial is in Winchester, Ohio, in Adams County. It is on Washington Street north of Main Street (Ohio Route 136), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 33 Washington St, Winchester OH 45697, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vietnam Conflict Memorial (here, next to this marker); Winchester (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Winchester (within shouting distance of this marker); Winchester, Ohio 1815 / Morgans Raid 1863 (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Winchester (approx. half a mile away); Seaman (approx. 4.3 miles away); "My Limited View" (approx. 4.3 miles away); Charles H. Eyre Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, March 15, 2025
2. American Legion Post No 242
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
