Leesburg in Highland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Leesburg American Legion Post 568 Charter Membership Roll

Department of Ohio

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2026

1. Leesburg American Legion Post 568 Charter Membership Roll Marker

Inscription.

W.J. Manifold • Richard W. Priest • Homer H. Wolfe • John E. Priest, Jr.
John P. Dewey • James P. Morgan • Charles D. Engle • John H. Davis, Jr.
McKinley Sauer • Earl Surber • Jack H. Willis • H.H. Lowe • John E. Priest
Edsel O. Clark • Edward Terry • Jack H. Montgomery • H.J. Geisen[illegible]
Hugh Davis[?] • Ed Eyre • O.H. Courtney • Roscoe J. Hilderbrand
Harry H. Curtis • James W. Perie • John H. Davis • John R. Perie

December 1, 1945

Erected by Leesburg American Legion Post 568.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 1, 1945.

Location. 39° 20.726′ N, 83° 33.302′ W. Marker is in Leesburg, Ohio, in Highland County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 62) and Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Marker is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 West Main Street, Leesburg OH 45135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern

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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 the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leesburg Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Leesburg Veterans Memorial KIA • POW • MIA Remembrance (here, next to this marker); Leesburg Historic Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Kenton and Tecumseh Directional Marker (approx. 2.3 miles away); Highland World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Grove-Geff Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); Gist Settlement (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2026

2. Leesburg American Legion Post 568 Charter Membership Roll Marker

In foreground

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.