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Independence Township in Village of Clarkston in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Independence Township Veterans Memorial

 
 
Independence Township Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 30, 2026
1. Independence Township Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
A tribute to
the men and women
from this community
who served their country
for peace and freedom

 
Erected 1951 by Clarkston Service Mothers Club.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 42° 43.998′ N, 83° 23.052′ W. Memorial is in Village of Clarkston, Michigan, in Oakland County. It is in Independence Township. It is at the intersection of Waldon Road and Waldon Center Drive, on the right when traveling east on Waldon Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5900 Waldon Road, Clarkston MI 48346, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Changes in the Land (within shouting distance of this marker); Sashabaw Cemetery
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(approx. 1˝ miles away); Sashabaw United Presbyterian Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Becoming Clarkston (approx. 1.8 miles away); Building Clarkston History (approx. 1.8 miles away); Dr. Charles Gray Robertson (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Nelson Clark Home (approx. 1.8 miles away); Getting Here (approx. 2.3 miles away).
 
Independence Township Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 30, 2026
2. Independence Township Veterans Memorial
Independence Township Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 30, 2026
3. Independence Township Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2026, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 1, 2026, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 14, 2026