Fairfield in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

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— Tallahassee, Florida —

Poppies Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

1. Poppies Marker

Inscription. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man may lay down his life for his country"

Erected 2002 by City of Fairfield, Ohio / Pella Entry Systems / VFW Post 1069, Fairfield / Patriots Path Contributors.

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

Location. 39° 20.104′ N, 84° 33.388′ W. Memorial is in Fairfield, Ohio, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of Wessel Drive and Pleasant Avenue (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling east on Wessel Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 721 Wessel Dr, Fairfield OH 45014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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 2 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pro Patria (a few steps from this marker); The 105mm Howitzer (a few steps from this marker); America's Wars (a few steps from this marker); POW-MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Fairfield Veterans Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Families Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Stones (approx. 1.7 miles away); Miami Chapel Cemetery / Fair Play (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairfield.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

2. Poppies Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

3. Poppies Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

4. Poppies Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

5. Poppies Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

6. Poppies Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.