Samantha in Highland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
World War II Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2026
1. World War II Memorial Marker
In Memory of
Robert Crites
Sherman Carter
John Carl
James VanZant
Veterans of World
War II who gave
their all
&
to honor those who
returned
Erected by Penn Township.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 17.034′ N, 83° 35.55′ W. Memorial is in Samantha, Ohio, in Highland County. It is on U.S. 62 south of Old U.S. 62, on the right when traveling south. Monument is on the grounds of the former Penn Township building (now closed). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9945 US Highway 62, Leesburg OH 45135, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Military Memorials (approx. 1.9 miles away); The History of Fallsville (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hillsboro (approx. 3.4 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial Field (approx. 3½ miles away); Highland High School World War II Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall (approx. 3½ miles away); Gist Settlement (approx. 3.6 miles away); Highland World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2026
2. World War II Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
