Near Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
9/11 Memorial
Somerset County, PA
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Through blurred eyes we find the strength and courage to soar beyond the moment.
We look to the future knowing we can never forget the past.
God Bless America
Erected by Earl and Ileen Justice.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.
Location. 40° 24.646′ N, 82° 25.208′ W. Memorial is near Mount Vernon, Ohio, in Knox County. It can be reached from Coshocton Avenue (U.S. 36) 0.1 miles west of County Road 8, on the left when traveling west. The memorial lies at the base of one of the "Avenue of Flags" in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 18260 Coshocton Ave, Mount Vernon OH 43050, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Amish Country. 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: Veterans Avenue of Flags (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Vernon Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); River of Life (approx. 2.6 miles away); Thomas R. Sant '65 H '13 (approx. 2.7 miles away); John Crowe Ransom & The Kenyon Review (approx. 2.7 miles away); Conserving Natural Diversity (approx. 2.7 miles away); What is Your Role in Shaping Our Future? (approx. 2.7 miles away); Natural Areas (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Vernon.
Additional commentary.
1. Location on the memorial
The Pentagon is attributed to Washington, DC on the memorial although it is located in neighboring Arlington County, Virginia.
— Submitted October 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
2. 9/11 Memorial
The 9/11 memorial located in Mount Vernon, OH is in a cemetery, be very careful. The road is gravel and it appears they have run some type of equipment over it, the gravel is grooved and 2 or 3 inches deep. Not a fun
memorial to find.
— Submitted April 11, 2023, by Dennis Rogers of Heath, Ohio.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.


