Polk in Ashland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Polk Veterans Monument
Photographed by Jamie Abel, November 6, 2010
1. Veteran's Monument Marker
Monument front.
Front:
POLK
Back:
To those who served and returned ...
To those who served and were lost ...
Your contribution and sacrifice for our freedom is not forgotten.
We are eternally grateful.
All gave some
Some gave all.
Army - Navy - Marine
Air Force - MIA-POW - Coast Guard
National Guard - Reserves
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 40° 56.659′ N, 82° 12.869′ W. Marker is in Polk, Ohio, in Ashland County. It is on Ohio Route 89 0 miles south of County Road 800. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 S Main Street, Polk OH 44866, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in Amish Country. 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 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: This German Cannon (approx. 3.7 miles away); Nankin Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Nankin Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Red Haw Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); West Salem City Hall (approx. 5.8 miles away);
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Photographed by Jamie Abel, November 6, 2010
2. Veteran's Monument Marker
Monument back.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, November 6, 2010
3. Veteran's Monument Marker
Ohio Route 89 can be seen here passing south to the left side of the photo.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025
4. Polk Veterans Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 849 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 4. submitted on April 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
