Center Township near Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Navy Mothers Club Memorial

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, April 21, 2025

1. Navy Mothers Club Memorial Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to our servicemen who have served their country with honor.

Paul Mayer-Navy Mothers Club Valparaiso Chapter No. 650
1972

Erected 1972 by Paul Mayer Navy Mothers Club Valparaiso Chapter No. 650.

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

Location. 41° 27.5′ N, 87° 2.366′ W. Memorial is near Valparaiso, Indiana, in Porter County. It is in Center Township. It can be reached from West US Highway 30. This memorial is in Graceland Cemetery. It is at the base of a tree beside the cemetery drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1505 W US Hwy 30, Valparaiso IN 46383, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northwest Indiana

and in the Calumet Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To the Unknown Dead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chapel of the Resurrection (approx. 0.4 miles away); Victory (approx. 0.6 miles away); Founders' Rock (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Founders' Rock (approx. 0.8 miles away); Music Hall Bench (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kirchhoff Park (approx. one mile away); Porter County Memorial Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valparaiso.

Also see . . . Bronze Plaque Dedicated To Navy Living And Dead. Valparaiso Vidette-Messenger Article describing the dedication of the memorial on October 29, 1972. (Submitted on April 21, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana.)

Navy Mothers Club Memorial in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, April 21, 2025

2. Navy Mothers Club Memorial in context

The memorial is at the base of the tree.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.