New California in Union County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, March 21, 2016
1. Jerome Township Soldier's Monument Marker (side a)
Inscription.
Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument. . (side a) , This monument was dedicated on Memorial Day of 1913 to honor the Union soldiers of the Civil War from Jerome Township. Many citizens, school children, and Civil War veterans attended the dedication as Col. W.L. Curry, who fought at Chickamauga, spoke to the crowd. The zinc monument contains the names of 400 soldiers of the township. The shaft is just over 21 feet high. Placed inside was a time capsule containing a number of historical documents including 60 photographs of Civil War veterans. Donations from a grateful community and a bequest from R.L. Woodburn, a Civil War veteran and Ohio legislator funded the monument.
(continued on other side). (side b)
(continued from other side). "Some of your boys, my fellow citizens, fought on almost every great battlefield of the war. They were at Gettysburg...Chickamauga..., they were at Shiloh, Stone River, Cheat Mountain, Port Republic, Antietam, Vicksburg, and many of the battlefields of Virginia; they were in the 'one Hundred Days under fire from Chattanooga to Atlanta': some of them marched with Sherman to the sea and others were at Appomattox at the surrender of Lee's army. This is the true story of the services of the soldiers of this township to whom you pay tribute." , from the address by Colonel W. L. Curry at monument's dedication, May 30, 1913
(side a)
This monument was dedicated on Memorial Day of 1913 to honor the Union soldiers of the Civil War from Jerome Township. Many citizens, school children, and Civil War veterans attended the dedication as Col. W.L. Curry, who fought at Chickamauga, spoke to the crowd. The zinc monument contains the names of 400 soldiers of the township. The shaft is just over 21 feet high. Placed inside was a time capsule containing a number of historical documents including 60 photographs of Civil War veterans. Donations from a grateful community and a bequest from R.L. Woodburn, a Civil War veteran and Ohio legislator funded the monument.
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(side b)
(continued from other side)
"Some of your boys, my fellow citizens, fought on almost every great battlefield of the war. They were at Gettysburg...Chickamauga..., they were at Shiloh, Stone River, Cheat Mountain, Port Republic, Antietam, Vicksburg, and many of the battlefields of Virginia; they were in the 'one Hundred Days under fire from Chattanooga to Atlanta': some of them marched with Sherman to the sea and others were at Appomattox at the surrender of Lee's army. This is the true story of the services of the soldiers of this township to whom you pay tribute." —from the address
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by Colonel W. L. Curry at monument's dedication, May 30, 1913
Erected 2013 by Jerome Township Trustees and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 17- 80.)
Location. 40° 9.366′ N, 83° 14.221′ W. Marker is in New California, Ohio, in Union County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Industrial Parkway (County Route 1), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 42. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10011 US-42, Plain City OH 43064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Jerome Township Soldier's Monument Marker (side b)
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, March 21, 2016
3. Jerome Township Soldier's Monument Marker (side a)
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, March 21, 2016
4. Jerome Township Soldier's Monument Marker (side b)
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, March 21, 2016
5. Jerome Township Soldier's Monument & Marker
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, March 21, 2016
6. Jerome Township Soldier's Monument
The monument, which formerly stood at the corner of US-42 & old-US 33, was moved to this safer location and enshrined in this park.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 542 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 23, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.