Xenia in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Veterans Memorial
Ohio Soldier’ and Sailor’ Orphans’ Home
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2016
1. Civil War Veterans Memorial Marker
by the Department of Ohio Women’s Relief Corps 1936
Erected 1936 by Women's Relief Corps.
Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 39° 40.244′ N, 83° 55.258′ W. Marker is in Xenia, Ohio, in Greene County. It is on Elliott Drive, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on a hillside amphitheater at 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: 500 Elliott Dr, Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro 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: Logan’s Memorial Day Order (within shouting distance of this marker); Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Xenia Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Helen Hooven Santmyer (approx. one mile away); Greene County War Memorial
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Additional keywords. Women's Relief Corps
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2016
2. Civil War Veterans Memorial Marker
full view of plaque
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2016
3. Civil War Veterans Memorial Marker
marker can be seen at a distance, looking downhill
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 23, 2016
4. Civil War Veterans Memorial Marker
view from rear (downhill) side of structure
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 30, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
