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Washington Court House in Fayette County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Fayette County Civil War Memorial

 
 
Fayette County Civil War Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
1. Fayette County Civil War Memorial Statue
Inscription.
Honoring those who served during the Rebellion of 1861-1865

It is believed that this statue was placed in this cemetery between 1905 and 1913. Following a partial restoration in 1995 by Irene Grim Looker, National President of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, it was totally restored and mounted on this granite pedestal in 2007 by Henry Casey Camp 92 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Conservator, Eleftherios Karkadoulias
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsMilitaryWar, US CivilWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
 
Location. 39° 32.316′ N, 83° 25.063′ W. Memorial is in Washington Court House, Ohio, in Fayette County. It can be reached from Washington Avenue. Memorial is in Washington Cemetery, with entrance off Washington Avenue (US Route 22). The memorial is about 100 feet north of the mausoleum. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Washington Court House OH 43160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest 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 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: Harry M. Daugherty (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Judy Memorial Chapel (about 300 feet away); Soldiers’ Row (about 700 feet away); St. Colman Church and Cemetery
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Washington Court House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Morris Sharp House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Bicentennial Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); 104mm German Cannon (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington Court House.
 
Fayette County Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
2. Fayette County Civil War Memorial
Fayette County Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
3. Fayette County Civil War Memorial
Fayette County Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
4. Fayette County Civil War Memorial
Looking west.
Fayette County Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
5. Fayette County Civil War Memorial
Looking SE, with mausoleum on right.
Fayette County Civil War Memorial Restoration image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
6. Fayette County Civil War Memorial Restoration
Fayette County Civil War Memorial Display image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2021
7. Fayette County Civil War Memorial Display
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,539 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   7. submitted on January 5, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
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