Wooster in Wayne County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
To the Heroes
Wayne Co, Ohio, 1895
Photographed by Jamie Abel, August 28, 2011
1. To the Heroes Marker
Back panel:
Presented by
James Mullins
to Given Post,
No. 133, G.A.R.
Dept. of
Ohio.
Plate on statue:
Manufactured by
W.H. Mullins,
Salem, Ohio.
A. Pelzer, Sculptor
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 47.291′ N, 81° 56.091′ W. Marker is in Wooster, Ohio, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Madison Avenue (Ohio Route 302) and Timken Road (County Highway 419), on the right when traveling south on Madison Avenue. The memorial is situated on a hill within Wooster Cemetery, visible from the stoplight at the top of the exit ramp from U.S. Routes 30/250 East. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wooster OH 44691, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country and in Greater Cleveland. 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)
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James H. Ross (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wayne County Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); The local tribes in this area (approx. 0.3 miles away); Crossroads of Four Major Indian Trails (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early conflict between Sandusky Lenape and Pennsylvania militia (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station (approx. half a mile away); United States Of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (approx. Ύ mile away); Twenty Pounder Parrott Guns (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wooster.
Also see . . . Camp Dennison (Wooster, Ohio). Ohio Historical Society describing 1861 mustering of Union troops in Wooster. (Submitted on August 30, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio.)
Additional keywords. Veterans Memorial
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on July 4, 2013, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on August 30, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
