Bicentennial Veterans Memorial - Lisbon, OH
Posted by: silverquill
N 40° 46.340 W 080° 46.055
17T E 519613 N 4513510
This memorial is centered around a bicentennial bell and located at the Columbiana Courthouse in Lisbon, Ohio. There are inscribed names of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from Columbianna County and individual memorial bricks.
Waymark Code: WM5G55
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2009
Views: 9
The bicentennial bell was cast in a mobile foundry as part of Ohio's bicentennial celebration when one bell was cast in each of Ohio's 88 counties. This belle was cast on July 30-31, 2003.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Civil War
WWI
WWII
Korea
Vietnam
In Honor Of: All Veterans
Marker Text: In Honor of All Veterans
Date of dedication: 2003
Who Put it Here?: Unknown
Description of Memorial: There are several elements to this memorial.
-- A granite marker
-- A bicentennial bell
-- A marble memorial with names inscribed
-- Individual memorial bricks
The is also in this square a fountain dedicated to all veterans, and a WWII era cannon. These each appear to be separate memorials placed at different times by different groups or individuals.
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