Xenia in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Honor
Ohio Soldier’ and Sailor’ Orphans’ Home
— Ohio Veterans’ Childrens’ Home AXP Museum —
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2016
1. Honor Marker
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Inscription.
Honor. Ohio Soldier’ and Sailor’ Orphans’ Home. This tablet is erected in honor of our beloved veterans of the 1861 Civil War 1865 The Grand Army of the Republic Dept. of Ohio who organized the “Home” in 1869 and by their patriotic effort, provided for the future protection and education of their children and the children of all wars, whose father served in the defense of the United States of America.
Rutherford B. Hayes, Gov. of State , Maj. Gen. J. Warren Keifer Dept. Comdr.
Committee , Geo. W. Collier J.A.Chase A.G.Byers D.B.Corwin Capt. William Earnshaw
Board of Control , Rev. P.P.Ingalls, President , Gen. H.G.Armstrong, Secretary , Maj. M.S.Gunckel, Treasurer , Gen. James Barnett, Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes, Gen. George B. Wright, Mrs. Henriette B. Monroe, Gen. B.F.Coates, Mrs. Rachel White, Eli Millen ESQ.
Presented June, 1927 by their Auxiliary The Women’s Releif Corps Department of Ohio
This tablet is erected in honor
of our beloved veterans of the
1861 Civil War 1865
The Grand Army of the Republic
Dept. of Ohio
who organized the “Home” in
1869
and by their patriotic effort, provided for
the future protection and education of their
children and the children of all wars, whose
father served in the defense of the
United States of America.
Rutherford B. Hayes, Gov. of State
Maj. Gen. J. Warren Keifer Dept. Comdr.
Committee
Geo. W. Collier J.A.Chase A.G.Byers D.B.Corwin
Capt. William Earnshaw
Board of Control
Rev. P.P.Ingalls, President Gen. H.G.Armstrong, Secretary Maj. M.S.Gunckel, Treasurer
Gen. James Barnett, Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes,
Gen. George B. Wright, Mrs. Henriette B. Monroe,
Gen. B.F.Coates, Mrs. Rachel White,
Eli Millen ESQ.
Presented June, 1927
by their Auxiliary
The Women’s Releif Corps
Department of Ohio
Location. 39° 40.208′ N, 83° 55.235′ W. Marker is in Xenia, Ohio, in Greene County. Memorial is on Elliott Dr, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the
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far right corner of
Ohio Soldier’ and Sailor’ Orphans’ Home Ohio Veterans’ Childrens’ Home AXP Museum
on the campus of the Legacy Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 650 Elliott Dr, Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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