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Elkhart County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial

 
 
Elkhart County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 13, 2014
1. Elkhart County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial Marker
Inscription.

Erected by
The William Tuffs Chapter
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
In Honor of the Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in Elkhart County

William Tuffs • Walter Denny • John Proctor • Jacob Leer • John R. Cathcart

Dedicated July 4, 1932
Rededicated July 4, 2004

 
Erected 1932 by William Tuffs Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 41° 41.093′ N, 85° 58.444′ W. Memorial is in Elkhart, Indiana, in Elkhart County. It is at the intersection of S. 2nd Street and W. High Street, on the left when traveling north on S. 2nd Street. Marker is located at northwest corner of intersection next to the City of Elkhart Municipal Building. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Elkhart IN 46516, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana and in Greater South Bend. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: E. Hill Turnock (a few steps from this marker); Elkhart Carnegie Public Library (a few steps from this marker); Elkhart High School (a few steps from
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this marker); Emma Molloy (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Gordone (within shouting distance of this marker); Young Women's Christian Association Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Franklin L. Miles (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Power of Water in Elkhart (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkhart.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The related marker is a memorial to William Tuffs located in the Bonneyville Cemetery.
 
Elkhart County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 13, 2014
2. Elkhart County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial
Elkhart County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 13, 2014
3. Elkhart County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial
Located at the northwest corner of the
intersection of S. 2nd Street and W. High Street
City of Elkhart Municipal Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 13, 2014
4. City of Elkhart Municipal Building
Memorial is located next to the building
at the street corner
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 705 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 17, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
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