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

Mentor Veterans Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011

1. Mentor Veterans Memorial Marker

Inscription. The City of Mentor and George E. Hayward V.F.W. Post 9295 are proud to dedicate this memorial in tribute to those who gallantly served our country and to those currently serving in the Armed Forces. The American flag proudly represents the strongest symbol of this country and flies above the POW/MIA flag. The POW/MIA flag remembers military prisoners of war and pay homage to those missing in action. The military flags of our country represent the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. Their display honors all veterans.

Dedicated 9-24-2006

Erected 2006 by City of Mentor and Hayward VFW Post 9295.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 41.898′ N, 81° 20.323′ W. Marker is in Mentor, Ohio, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of Center Street (Ohio Route 615) and Civic Center Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Center Street. Memorial is at the Mentor Civic Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 8500 Civic Center Boulevard, Mentor OH 44060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: About Veterans Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve (approx. 1.9 miles away); Marsh Settlement (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mentor Lagoons (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mentor Marsh (approx. 2 miles away); When Disaster Strikes (approx. 2 miles away); Restoring the Marsh (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mentor.

Another marker is

Mentor Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011

2. Mentor Veterans Memorial

no longer nearby. Mentor Lagoons Water Trail (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.