On July 3, 1872, 16 men and a 9-year old boy descended the 170 foot shaft in the Atwater Coal Company Mine located in Atwater Township south of Route 224 and East of Route 225. The mine was situated on the property known as the S.G. Shaffer Farm. . . . — — Map (db m67455) HM
In grateful tribute to
the dead who through
their valiant efforts
and bitter sacrifice have
made America great is
this shrine so nobly
dedicated in memory of
the 49011 Union Soldiers
of the Grand Army of the
Republic of Ohio, and . . . — — Map (db m302629) WM
