Near Canal Winchester in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Franklin Hills Cemetery Veterans Section
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2009
1. Franklin Hills Cemetery Veterans Section Marker
and all Veterans who
unselfishly served their country
in time of need.
Dedicated July 4, 1979
Erected 1979 by American Legion Post 677.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1992.
Location. 39° 48.427′ N, 82° 49.428′ W. Marker is near Canal Winchester, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is on Winchester Southern Road near Elder Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is along the entrance lane leading to the cemetery flagpole. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canal Winchester OH 43110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bloom Township War and Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Wagnalls Memorial (approx. one mile away); Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Canal Winchester High School Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); James Griffith House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ohio's Oldest Active School (approx. 2½ miles away); Old Canal Winchester School (1862 - 2007) (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canal Winchester.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2009
2. Franklin Hills Cemetery Veterans Section and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
