Cadiz in Harrison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cadiz G.A.R. Memorial
Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010
1. Right Side of Memorial
Comrades and Friends
To the Union Soldiers
of 1861 to 1865.
J.S. McReady
Post No. 456
G.A.R.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 40° 16.241′ N, 80° 59.253′ W. Marker is in Cadiz, Ohio, in Harrison County. It can be reached from Charleston Street 0.3 miles east of U.S. 250, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cadiz OH 43907, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and 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 walking distance of this marker: American Legion Post No. 34 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clark Gable (approx. Ό mile away); First Methodist Church Foundation Stone (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Bullock House (approx. half a mile away); Harrison National Bank (approx. half a mile away); Bishop Matthew Simpson (approx. half a mile away); Harrison County Congressional Medal of Honorees (approx. half a mile away); Harrison County World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cadiz.
More about this marker. This war memorial is situated near the center of Union Cemetery in Cadiz, Ohio.
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Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010
2. Left Side of Memorial
Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010
3. 30-pdr Parrott Rifle
The memorial is topped by a 30-pdr Parrott Rifle. It is registry number 147, cast in 1862 by West Point Foundry.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010
4. GAR Memorial
Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010
5. Section of the Cemetery with the Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,149 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 30, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
