Near Galloway in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sunset Cemetery Spanish-American War Memorial

Sunset Cemetery Spanish-American War Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008

1. Sunset Cemetery Spanish-American War Monument

Section 9

Inscription. In Memory
of
All Americans
who served their country
in
The Spanish-American
War
1898 1902
[Metal dedication marker]: Dedicated to
the founders
Oscar Brookins-CMH-George Kelly
Walker Waddington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Columbus, OH. September 29, 1999

Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Heroes • Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1808.

Location. 39° 56.821′ N, 83° 11.049′ W. Marker is near Galloway, Ohio, in Franklin County. Marker can be reached from West Broad Street. Monument is in Sunset Cemetery in Section 9. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6959 West Broad Street, Galloway OH 43119, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sunset Cemetery War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alton Cemetery Veterans Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Postle Family Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles

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away); Galloway World War II Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Back to the Same Old Grind (approx. 3 miles away); The Glaciers Did It (approx. 3 miles away); Stories in the Sediments (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galloway.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008

2. Sunset Cemetery Spanish-American War Monument

In cemetery section 9. The word "Philippines" appears on monument below photo cutoff.

VFW Founders Plaque on Spanish-American War Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008

3. VFW Founders Plaque on Spanish-American War Monument

George Kelly Grave Marker, Section 9 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2008

4. George Kelly Grave Marker, Section 9

A Founder of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Sunset Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Nick Sage, July 25, 2009

5. Sunset Cemetery

Gravestone of one of the founders. (Sunset Park - Columbus, OH)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,738 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on March 25, 2011, by Nick Sage of Eastpointe, Michigan. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.