Near Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
To the Unknown Dead
Photographed by Daniel Barriball, May 3, 2025
1. To the Unknown Dead Marker, Side One
from Womans Relief Corps
1861 - 1865
Erected by Woman's Relief Corps.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 41° 27.374′ N, 87° 2.212′ W. Memorial is near Valparaiso, Indiana, in Porter County. It is at the intersection of Sturdy Road and Penna Hill Drive, on the right when traveling south on Sturdy Road. This memorial is on the southwest corner of the intersection in Maplewood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Navy Mothers Club Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chapel of the Resurrection (approx. 0.6 miles away); Victory (approx. 0.8 miles away); Founders' Rock (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Founders' Rock (approx. one mile away); Music Hall Bench (approx. one mile away); Kirchhoff Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Porter County Memorial Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valparaiso.
Additional commentary.
1. A Women's auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).
The Woman's Relief Corps (WRC) is a charitable organization founded in 1883 as the official women's auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), supporting Union veterans, their widows, and orphans.
— Submitted May 5, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Photographed by Daniel Barriball, May 3, 2025
2. To the Unknown Dead Marker, Side Two
Photographed by Daniel Barriball, May 3, 2025
3. To the Unknown Dead Marker in context
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
