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

A. Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial

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

1. A. Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Presented
to
The Village of Willoughby
by the surviving members
of A.Y. Austin Post G.A.R.
Aug 17, 1900
Thos. Cox • F. Hardaker
W.H. Cowan • J.O. Humphrey
Thos. Dodd • C.W. Holmes
C.J. Davis • S.F. Hills
J.S. Ellen • J. Nodine
A. Elliot • W. Quigley
H.R. Goodrich • J. Saxton

Erected 1900 by A.Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 41° 38.358′ N, 81° 24.408′ W. Memorial is in Willoughby, Ohio, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) and River Road (Ohio Route 174), on the left when traveling south on Euclid Avenue. Marker is in Wes Point Park (the public square). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Willoughby OH 44094, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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: Willoughby Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Willoughby Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Krupp World War I Cannon (within

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shouting distance of this marker); The Willoughby University of Lake Erie Medical College 1834-1847 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Willoughby Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Four Institutions of Learning (about 400 feet away); Cora Gaines Carrel (about 400 feet away); Airborne Memorial Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willoughby.

Also see . . . Ohio G.A.R. Posts by County. (Submitted on November 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

A. Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. A. Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial and Marker

Cannon Marks on Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

3. Cannon Marks on Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial

Cannon Date on Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

4. Cannon Date on Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial

A. Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

5. A. Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial

River Road on left

Benchmark on the stand for the cannon. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 2, 2026

6. Benchmark on the stand for the cannon.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 773 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on May 7, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.