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Near Franklin in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Franklin Veterans Memorial

Originally a World War I Monument

— World War II and Korea, Added Later —

 
 
Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016
1. Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker
up, front side, WW I
Inscription.
front
Lest We Forget
dedicated to all who rendered service
to our country
during the World War
1914 - 1918

back
Lest We Forget
dedicated to all who served
our country
during World War II
and the Korean Conflict
1941 – 1945
1950 - 1953

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 39° 32.745′ N, 84° 19.181′ W. Memorial is near Franklin, Ohio, in Warren County. It is on Hamilton-Middletown Rd, on the right when traveling west. marker is in Woodhill Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6240 Hamilton-Middletown Rd, Franklin OH 45005, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin In The Civil War (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Preservation of Log Post Office (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Old Log Post Office (approx. 1.2 miles away); History Of Franklin (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Franklin Post Office (approx. 1.2 miles away); VFW Post 7596 Veterans Memorial Mural
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(approx. 1.2 miles away); The Thirkield Store (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Central School Bell (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
 
Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016
2. Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker
close up, back side WW II and Korea
Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016
3. Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of front
Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016
4. Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of back. Always check the back side of a marker.
Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016
5. Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker
marker can be seen at a distance
Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016
6. Franklin Veterans Memorial Marker
Soldiers Field
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 14, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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