Near Raymond in Union County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Broadway Cemetery Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2015
1. Broadway Veterans Memorial Marker
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Dedicated to All who served their Country
PFC. Dyer J. Bird
Co. D, 166th Inft.
1900-1918
First Soldier Killed
Rainbow Div. W.W. I
Interred in France
Meuse-Argonne Cemetery
Erected 1965 by Broadway Centennial.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 40° 20.423′ N, 83° 24.493′ W. Memorial is near Raymond, Ohio, in Union County. It is on Main Street (Ohio Route 347), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on Cemetery Drive, in Broadway Cemetery, at the east edge of the village of Broadway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8598 Main St, Raymond OH 43067, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Till Plains 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Union County's Block House (approx. 5.1 miles away); War of 1812 Blockhouse (approx. 5.1 miles away); York Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); York Center WW II Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Amrine Settlement / Amrine Cemetery
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2015
2. Broadway Veterans Memorial Marker
marker at a distance
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2015
3. Broadway Veterans Memorial Marker
detail of the Bird marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2015
4. Broadway Veterans Memorial Marker
part of the display of flag holders
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2015
5. Broadway Veterans Memorial Marker
the rest of the flag holders
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 2, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
