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Harbor Springs in Emmet County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

World Wars Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016
1. World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.

In Memory Of
Corp Leo M. Smith
Killed in action at Soissons, France
July 19, 1918
Stanley Hoover
Killed in action Argonne Forest, France
October 26, 1918
and in honor of the men of
Harbor Springs who went forth
at the call of their country to
fight in the Great War for
world wide liberty
1917 - 1918
——————————
1941 - 1945
In memory of
those who made
the supreme sacrifice

Gordon Burns • David Burton
Rodney Hill • Phillip Hulett
Lawrence Petoskey • John Tippett

and in honor of those
from Harbor Springs who
served a grateful country
during World War II


 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 45° 25.728′ N, 84° 59.405′ W. Memorial is in Harbor Springs, Michigan, in Emmet County. It is at the intersection of Bay Street and Zorn Park, on the right when traveling west on Bay Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Harbor Springs MI 49740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: GR&I Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew J. Blackbird House / Makade Binisii Wegamik
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Andrew J. Blackbird / Mack-e-te-be-nesey (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ephraim Shay (approx. 0.3 miles away); The “Aha” Boat (approx. 0.3 miles away); Restoring the “Aha” (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission (approx. 3.9 miles away); Little Traverse Bay (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harbor Springs.
 
World War II Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016
2. World War II Memorial Marker
World Wars Memorial Pavilion image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2016
3. World Wars Memorial Pavilion
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 25, 2026