Near Mechanicsburg in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mechanicsburg Veterans Memorial

Rural American Tradition and Recreation

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

1. Mechanicsburg Veterans Memorial

close up, showing text

Inscription.
(Side A) Presented to the Town
Council of Mechanicsburg
by Co. B 32 Regt. O.V.I. (Side B) Vicksburg July 4 1863

Erected by Co. B 32 Regt. O.V.I.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 4.614′ N, 83° 33.873′ W. Memorial is near Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in Champaign County. It can be reached from Park Avenue (County Route 10) north of West Main Street (Ohio Route 29), on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located in Goshen Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 54 Park Ave, Mechanicsburg OH 43044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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

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walking distance of this marker: Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Lawler's Tavern (approx. half a mile away); Firefighter Jon C. Trainer (approx. half a mile away); W.W. I Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chief Ohito's Wigwam (approx. 0.6 miles away); Underground Railroad Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Addison White (approx. 0.6 miles away); Second Baptist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

2. Mechanicsburg Veterans Memorial

close up, Side B

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

3. Mechanicsburg Veterans Memorial

full view, Side A

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

4. Mechanicsburg Veterans Memorial

WW II cannon, Civil War Monument, flag pole; in line

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

5. Mechanicsburg Veterans Memorial

full view of monument site

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

6. Mechanicsburg Veterans Memorial

full view of site, showing entire battery of WW II cannon

Goshen Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

7. Goshen Memorial Park

front gate of park. This on Park Avenue, which becomes Parkview Road. This is just north of St Rt 29 ( West Main Street)

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

8. Goshen Memorial Park

Goshen Park sign. This park has been the site of many "Steam Thresher Shows"

Mechanicsburg Community image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 11, 2014

9. Mechanicsburg Community

welcome sign

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on September 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on January 28, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.