Bellefontaine in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

This Property

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 11, 2026

1. This Property Marker

Inscription.
This property purchased by the Harold Kerr Post No. 173, June 12, 1947
Dedicated to the veterans of the great world wars, both living and dead, that the comradeship born under hardship and sacrifice might survive.

Post Officers: Walter S. Lewis Commander • Glenn W. Shellhaas 1 St. Vice Comm. • Geo. F. Kennedy 2 Nd. Vice Comm. • Jack C. Straub Adjutant • G. Parker Kennedy Treasurer

Trustees: J. C. Powers • F. M. Teets • Dr. H. G. Asman

Erected by American Legion Harold Kerr Post No. 173.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 40° 21.643′ N, 83° 45.049′ W. Memorial is in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of East Columbus Avenue and North Stanley Street, on the right when traveling west on East Columbus Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 521 E Columbus Ave, Bellefontaine OH 43311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Greenville Treaty Line / Nancy Stewart Section (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome! (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ludlow Point (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mills Brothers (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Harley Long Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Log Cabin (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Honorable William Lawrence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefontaine.

Logan County History Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 11, 2026

2. Logan County History Center

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.