Lemon Township near Middletown in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Road of Remembrance

“Lest We Forget”

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016

1. Road of Remembrance Marker

close up, howing text. This is one of two identical plaques, across the road from each other.

Inscription. “Lest we forget” the trees along this road were planted by the people of the community to form this Road of Remembrance in honor of the Men of Middletown who served their country during the World War 1916- 1918

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 39° 28.242′ N, 84° 25.161′ W. Memorial is near Middletown, Ohio, in Warren County. It is in Lemon Township. It is on Hamilton Middletown Rd (Ohio Route 4), on the right when traveling south. There are two (2) identical markers on opposite sides of the road.West side marker is in the lawn of the Truth Tabernacle. East side marker is in brambles front of the Garden Manor Retirement Village. Heavy traffic, with no place to park. It is adjacent, but not accessible to the garden area of the retirement center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6879 Hamilton Middletown Rd, Middletown OH 45044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middletown Korean Conflict Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Middletown World War II Memorial Chapel & Plaza (approx. 2.1 miles away); Butler County Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Middletown Veterans Memorial (approx.

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2.2 miles away); Founder's Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Village of Trenton / The Elk Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site Of The Elk Creek Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Start of the Miami and Erie Canal (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.

More about this memorial. There are two more at the American Legion Hall, in downtown Middletown.

Additional commentary.
1. Markers in middletown
There are 4 of these markers located in Middletown Ohio. The two pictured here and there are two more that stand in front of the American Post Home on Main Street in Middletown. I love military history

— Submitted September 10, 2017, by Deb Young Morrison of Middletown, Ohio.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016

2. Road of Remembrance Marker

full view of marker on east side of road

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016

3. Road of Remembrance Marker

full view of marker on west side of road

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016

4. Road of Remembrance Marker

east side marker, at a distance

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016

5. Road of Remembrance Marker

west side marker, at a distance. top of east marker visible at bottom of picture.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 945 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 13, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.