Marietta in Washington County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Memorial to the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Marietta

Tablet on the Left Gatepost image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 23, 2017

1. Tablet on the Left Gatepost

Inscription. Erected by the Marietta Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, as a memorial to the revolutionary soldiers buried in Marietta and to honor the heroic men and women who faced the wilderness with courage and hope to create the Great Northwest.

Major General James M. Varnum • Major General Samuel H. Parsons • Brigadier General Rufus Putnam • Brigadier General Benjamin Tupper • Colonel Ebenezer Sproat • Colonel William Stacey • Major Ezra Putnam • Commodore Abraham Whipple • Captain Josiah Munro • Captain Joseph Rogers • Captain Nathaniel Saltanstall • Captain Enoch Shephard • Captain Robert Taylor • Lieutenant and Adjutant Anselm Tupper • Lieutenant Joseph Lincoln • Quarter Master Griffin Greene • Surgeon Jabez True • Private Christopher Burlingame • Private Nathaniel Dodge • Private Ephraim Foster • Private John Green • Private Andrew McAllister • Private Ichabod Nye • Private Elias Newton • Private Stanton Prentiss

Erected by Marietta Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location.

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39° 25.191′ N, 81° 27.164′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Ohio, in Washington County. Memorial is at the intersection of 5th Street and Scammel Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street. Tablets are at the main entrance to Mound Cemetery, on the gateposts. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marietta OH 45750, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Paul’s Church (a few steps from this marker); House of Seven Porches (within shouting distance of this marker); Mound Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 500 feet away); C. William O'Neill (about 500 feet away); The Castle (about 800 feet away); Mills House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The President’s Home of Marietta College (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Tablet on the Right Gatepost image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 23, 2017

2. Tablet on the Right Gatepost

Main Entrance to the Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 23, 2017

3. Main Entrance to the Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.