Parma in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

M-4 Sherman Medium Tank 1944

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

1. M-4 Sherman Medium Tank 1944 Marker

Inscription.
M4A3 General Sherman tank was the backbone of American armored forces in WW II. It provided very high levels of mechanical reliability, crew protection, mobility and firepower while serving in every threater of the war. It was armed with a 75mm main gun, two .30-caliber machine guns and a.50-caliber machine gun and had a five man crew. Weight: 32 tons Speed: 27 mph Engine: Ford V-8.

More than 49,000 M-4 tanks were built from 1942-44.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, World II.

Location. 41° 21.493′ N, 81° 45.577′ W. Marker is in Parma, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is at the intersection of York Road and Fox Hollow Drive, on the right when traveling north on York Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7689 York Rd, Cleveland OH 44130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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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 this marker, measured as the crow flies: POW-MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Neuschwanstein Castle (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Capitol Flag (approx. 0.4 miles away); German Central Organization (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Worlds Children Peace Monument German American Peace Initiative (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crile Hospital (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Stearns Homestead (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parma.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on April 9, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.