Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sherwood, Ohio
Defiance is the county seat for Defiance County
Sherwood is in Defiance County
Defiance County(130) ► ADJACENT TO DEFIANCE COUNTY Henry County(106) ► Paulding County(40) ► Putnam County(77) ► Williams County(92) ► Allen County, Indiana(148) ► DeKalb County, Indiana(49) ►
Touch name on this list to highlight map location. Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
Memorial to the Heroes of 1861 to 1865
Who Gave Their Lives That Our Nation Might Live
Erected by Hancock WRC No. 282
Hancock Post No. 579 G.A.R.
The Monument was originally dedicated on July 3, 1909 through the
efforts of the Hancock . . . — — Map (db m223719) HM WM
The refurbished monument was dedicated on July 4, 2007 almost 98 years
to the day it was originally dedicated. The Sherwood Community dedicated
this renewed monument with an expanded mission, "In Tribute To All
Veterans.” - All Veterans who . . . — — Map (db m173175) HM
The memorial replaces this Civil War Memorial
which had been erected and dedicated July 3, 1909,
the statue is preserved from the Civil War Memorial.
The inscription on the memorial read:
Memorial to the heroes of 1861 to 1865
who gave . . . — — Map (db m173176) HM WM
Old Clough Church Yard
Here there is no bell peeling
No vaulted tower
Only the crumbling walls
and a spring flower
No prayer is heard
No audible word
Only the winds singing
And heartbells ringing
April has come . . . — — Map (db m238383) HM WM
