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

Purple Heart Bridge

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 6, 2025

1. Purple Heart Bridge Marker

Inscription.
Purple Heart Bridge dedicated December 2019

Lilac, the city flower

Defiance County Courthouse Est. 1873

The confluence of the scenic Maumee & Auglaize

The City of Defiance established in 1822

Erected 2019 by City of Defiance, Ohio.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 41° 17.322′ N, 84° 21.673′ W. Memorial is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is at the intersection of Clinton Street and Fort Street, on the right when traveling south on Clinton Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Clinton St, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Defiance (within shouting distance of this marker); You Are On The Buckeye Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Anthony Wayne (about 400 feet away); VFW Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Defiance Native (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Navy Armed Guard and Merchant Marine Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 14, 2020

2. Purple Heart Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 14, 2020

3. Purple Heart Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 14, 2020

4. Purple Heart Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 14, 2020

5. Purple Heart Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 6, 2025

6. Purple Heart Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 27, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.