Nelsonville in Athens County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans' Memorial
Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 17, 2010
1. Veterans' Memorial Marker
and
tribute
to all veterans
of
all wars
Aug. 20, 1972
Presented by Parade of the Hills
of the Vietnam
Conflict veterans
Presented by Parade of the Hills Committee
May 18, 1991
of the Korean
Conflict Veterans
Presented by Parade of the Hills Committee
May 18, 1991
Erected 1972 by Parade of the Hills Committee.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 27.575′ N, 82° 14.048′ W. Memorial is in Nelsonville, Ohio, in Athens County. It is at the intersection of Hocking Parkway and West Canal Street, on the right when traveling north on Hocking Parkway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 24 Fulton St, Nelsonville OH 45764, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Hocking Hills. 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 walking distance of this marker: Nelsonville-York - Remember 9/11/01 (a few steps from this marker); Lockbourne Air Force Base Survival School (within shouting distance of this marker); Hocking Valley Railway (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stuart's Opera House (about 700 feet away); The Hocking Valley Coal Strike (about 700 feet away); Daniel Nelson (about 800 feet away); E. M. Poston (about 800 feet away); Unknown Soldier Monument
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Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 17, 2010
2. Veterans' Memorial Marker
This marker was installed in 1991.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 17, 2010
3. Veterans' Memorial Marker
This marker was installed in 1991.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 17, 2010
4. Veterans' Memorial Marker
This memorial is located in Nelsonville's Public Square.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025
5. Veterans' Memorial
Now on the grounds of the Nelson Commons Park.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025
6. Veterans' Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,232 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on April 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
