[Monument center panels]
Hamilton County's
Memorial to The
Union Soldier.
1861 - 1865.
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2,350,000
Volunteers.
360,000
died that their
country might live. . . . — — Map (db m79857) WM
To The Unknown Dead.
1861 - 1865
He sank faint and hungry
among famished brave,
And they laid him
sad and lonely within
his nameless grave.
No stone marks the sod o'er
the lad so brave and true;
In his lonely grave he sleeps
in . . . — — Map (db m79865) WM
A similar marble shaft was erected and dedicated on May 5th 1880 at the Hamilton County Courthouse. In 1894 a fire destroyed the original courthouse. During demolition the marble shaft was crushed by falling debris. After 117 years, invisible . . . — — Map (db m79855) HM
This building is Hamilton County's third courthouse. The first was built in Orville City, the original county seat, in 1870. After five elections, Aurora was chosen as county seat in 1876. To assure the victory, the town constructed the second . . . — — Map (db m79846) HM
The People of
Hamilton County
dedicate this memorial
to the men and women
who served our country
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
[not transcribed]
[Roll of Honored Dead]
World War I
Guy Nowlin • Emil G Post • John R Richardson . . . — — Map (db m79847) WM
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