This three sided obelisk, standing at approximately 15 feet tall, has one side detailing those men from Hillsboro, that gave their lives in the First World War, another those from the Second World War, the third has a large circular bronze plaque depicting a First World War soldier.
This memorial is located in the back section of the Rose Hill Cemetery. It has three large flower planters, one at each corner, one painted red, one white, one blue.
Memorial Text:-
WORLD WAR-I
OREL A. SMITH
BORN 1898
82ND CO. 6TH MARINE VOL.
KILLED IN ACTION
NOV. 2, 1918
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LIEUT. W.E.G.COOPER
BORN MAR. 29, 1888
KILLED IN ACTION AT CHATEAU THIERRY
JULY 20, 1918
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CLAUDE L.WILKINSON
BORN JUNE 9, 1893
KILLED IN ACTION AT VERDUN SECTOR
APRIL 20 1918
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JOHN F.CONNER
BORN DEC. 1, 1890
DIED IN FRANCE OCT. 28, 1918
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HARRY ROBERT WILLIAMS
BORN APRIL 1, 1897
DIED FROM WOUNDS IN BATTLE AT VERDUN SECTOR
APRIL 2, 1918
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WORLD WAR-II
BILLY L. KRUG
US ARMY
1924--1944
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EDWARD S. KAY
US NAVY
1920 -- 1943
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DALE R. COOPER
US NAVY
1920 -- 1943
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JAMES L. CRANE
US NAVY
1922 -- 1944
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VERNON E. HANNIFORD
US ARMY
1922 -- 1944
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RUSSELL HARSHBARGER
US ARMY
1919 -- 1942
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Rose Hill Cemetery is located on the east side of Park Avenue, on the north side of the town of Hillsboro, Indiana.
According to Find A Grave (
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Hillsboro is a town in Cain Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 538 at the 2010 census. (
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Cain Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,142 and it contained 488 housing units. Cain Township was one of the first townships to be established in the county; it was established on July 24, 1826. At that time, much of the land was forested, but 100 years later most of the land was used for agriculture. The township contains three cemeteries, including this one. (
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Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington. According to the 2000 census, its population was 17,954; the 2010 population was 17,240. The county has eight incorporated towns with a total population of about 9,700, as well as many small unincorporated communities; it is also divided into eleven townships which provide local services. An interstate highway, two U.S. Routes and five Indiana state roads cross the county, as does a major railroad line.
The state of Indiana was established in 1816. The first non-indigenous settler in the area that became Fountain County is thought to have been a Mr. Forbes, who arrived here in early 1823 and was soon followed by others. Fountain County was officially created on December 30, 1825, the act taking effect on April 1, 1826; the boundaries of the county have not changed since that time. It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on October 22, 1790, during the Northwest Indian War. (
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