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

Canfield War Vet Museum

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 27, 2011

1. Canfield War Vet Museum Marker

Inscription. The Canfield War Vet Museum was chartered in 1988 by American Legion Post 177 and Ladies Auxiliary to collect and preserve items and history from American wars. The building that houses the museum was built in 1809 by Comfort S. Mygatt, a Revolutionary War veteran, and later, passed through several generations of the Church family. Colonel James Madison Nash, a Civil War officer, lived here for a time, giving the house its nickname, “The Colonel's House.” The structure stands as the oldest building in Canfield on its original site. The carding barn on the rear of the property was built in 1810 to process sheep wool. The Wall of Honor at this site honors war veterans, in particular, the Revolutionary War veterans interred in Canfield cemeteries and the 18 Canfield men who lost their lives in World War II.

Erected 2007 by Canfield Historical Society, Robert H. and Maxine D. Neff and Family, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 20-50.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1988.

Location. 41° 1.476′ N, 80°

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45.57′ W. Marker is in Canfield, Ohio, in Mahoning County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 224) east of South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 East Main Street, Canfield OH 44406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve

and in the Mahoning Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Canfield Township Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mahoning Dispatch Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Canfield Green (about 300 feet away); Canfield Congregational Church / Canfield United Methodist Church (about 400 feet away); The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (about 700 feet away); Elisha Whittlesey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Canfield Christian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Canfield WPA Memorial Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canfield.

Also see . . . War Vet Museum, Canfield, Ohio. (Submitted on March 28, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 27, 2011

2. Canfield War Vet Museum Marker

Anti-Aircraft Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 27, 2011

3. Anti-Aircraft Gun

on grounds of War Vet Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 917 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.