Deerfield in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Veterans of the Revolutionary War
Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas Best Lewis Day Daniel Diver Lewis Ely Elisha Farnam
George Henry Hartzell John Hartzell Jno [John] Jones
Ezekiel Mott Henry Rogers George Taylor
Veterans of the War of 1812
John Crouse Ewing W. Day John Hartzell Peter Hartzell
Francis Henry Alexander K. Hubbard Ephraim B. Hubbard
Peter Mason Garrett Packard Henry Rogers Robert Taylor
Veterans of the Spanish American War
Edwin Boyd Silver James Alpheus Silver William Taylor
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812 • War, Spanish-American • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 41° 1.482′ N, 81° 3.017′ W. Memorial is in Deerfield, Ohio, in Portage County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 224 and State Route 14, in the median on U.S. 224. Monument is on the traffic circle. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Deerfield OH 44411, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Deerfield Township War Memorial (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial
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Regarding Veterans Memorial. While the marker states "Grand Army of the Republic" [G.A.R.] beneath the "Revolutionary War," the G.A.R. had nothing to do with the Revolutionary War. The G.A.R. was the largest Civil War Union veterans' fraternal organization. A quick scan of about half of the veterans' names on the marker revealed that they were Revolutionary War veterans.
Clearly, there were likely several hundred Union Civil War veterans from Greenfield Township and Portage County, so it appears that those who crafted the marker misunderstood the meaning of the "G.A.R."
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2025
3. Veterans Memorial
Markers are on the opposite sides of the War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
