Lafayette in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
LaFayette - Jackson Township Civil War Memorial
and Veterans Memorial Garden
![LaFayette-Jackson Twp Civil War Memorial [south face] image. Click for full size.](Photos1/104/Photo104641.jpg?11252005 "LaFayette-Jackson Twp Civil War Memorial [south face]. Click for full size.")
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 10, 2009
1. LaFayette-Jackson Twp Civil War Memorial [south face]
Citizens of Jackson Tp. and
Dedicated to the
Memory of her soldiers of
1861. - 1865.
[Grand Army of the Republic emblem]
Ah! never shall the land forget.
How flowed the life blood of her brave
Gushed warm with hope and courage yet.
Upon the soil they fought to save.
Erected 1903 by the Citizens of Jackson Township.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 40° 45.621′ N, 83° 56.912′ W. Marker is in Lafayette, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of High Street and Main Street, in the median on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lafayette OH 45854, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Monument / Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); McKee's Hill (approx. one mile away); P-39 Airacobra Crash Site (approx. 2 miles away); The Hog Creek Settlement (approx. 3.4 miles away); Harrod (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Harrod (approx. 3.8 miles away); Workman's Crew Caboose (approx. 3.8 miles away); 1905 Shay Engine (approx. 3.8 miles away).
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![LaFayette-Jackson Twp Civil War Memorial [north face] image. Click for full size.](Photos1/104/Photo104642.jpg?11252005 "LaFayette-Jackson Twp Civil War Memorial [north face]. Click for full size.")
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 10, 2009
2. LaFayette-Jackson Twp Civil War Memorial [north face]
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 10, 2009
3. LaFayette-Jackson Twp Veterans Monument Marker (Side A)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 10, 2009
4. LaFayette-Jackson Twp Memorial Garden Marker (Side B)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 10, 2009
5. LaFayette - Jackson Township Civil War Memorial
Looking NE, with Zion Lutheran Church in background.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
6. LaFayette - Jackson Township Civil War Memorial Marker
full view of monument; statue and base
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
7. LaFayette - Jackson Township Civil War Memorial Marker
close up of statue only
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,170 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 12, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on August 22, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.
