Oakland cemetery Veterans Stand - Sandusky, Ohio
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N 41° 25.753 W 082° 41.246
17T E 359006 N 4587780
The Veterans Stand was constructed in 1923. It is the site each year of a patriotic Memorial Day program.
Waymark Code: WM9CFQ
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2010
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The Veterans Stand is in a small grassy park with a flagpole and marker.
The engraving around the freize of the Veterans Stand says:
To the Defenders
of our Country
A communities tribute
Erected AD 1925
The plaque below the flagpole reads:
In memory of the unknown dead of our wars
The Veterans Stand is just one of the several areas of veteran recognition within the Oakland Cemetery grounds:
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The Annual Veterans Day parade stars at the Veterans Home and ends at the Band Stand.
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Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Veterans and unknown war dead
Marker Text:
The engraving around the freize of the Veterans Band Stand says:
To the Defenders
of our Country
A communities tribute
Erected AD 1925
The plaque below the flagpole reads:
In memory of the unknown dead of our wars
Date of dedication: 1925
Who Put it Here?: The Sundusky Community
Description of Memorial:
The Veterans Band Stand is in a small grassy park inside the cemetery with a flagpole and marker.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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