Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

This monument was dedicated on Memorial Day of 1913 to honor the Union Soldiers of the Civil War from Jerome Township, Ohio. Many citizens, school children, and Civil War Veterans attended the dedication as Colonel W.L. Curry, who fought at Chickamauga, spoke to the crowd. The zinc monument contains the names of 400 soldier of the township. The haft 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 Placed inside was a time capsule containing a number of historical documents including 60 photographs of Civil War Veterans. Donation from a grateful community and a bequest from R.L. Woodburn, as Civil War Veteran and Ohio Legislator funded the monument. "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 the 'one Hundred Days under fire from Chattanooga to Atlanta': some of them marched with Sherman to the sea and other 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 COL w.L. Curry at the monument's dedication May 30, 1913 The monument was moved and rededicated on 30 May 2013.

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Date of Installation:

May 30, 1913

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Jerome Township, Ohio

Memorial War Era(s):

Other

Location:

10011 US-42 Plain City, OH 43064 40.156036, -83.237167

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Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

Jerome Township Soldiers' Monument

 

Published on March 23, 2017