Ridgeway Cemetery Veterans Memorial - Ridgeway Township, Michigan
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N 42° 00.017 W 083° 52.227
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This boulder with a plaque is located in a memorial area of the Ridgeway Cemetery in Ridgeway Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM9DJ0
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2010
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I happened upong this beautiful memorial when visiting the cemetery.
Research turned up this information (
visit link) :
"The boulder was taken from the grave of John Seger Aug 20, 1925 in Ridgeway Cemetery.
The stone weighs about 3 tons and was unearthed while excavating the grave."
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
War of 1812
Civil War
Spanish American War
World War I
In Honor Of: Those who served in War of 1812 Civil War Spanish American War World War
Marker Text:
Honoring Those
who served in
War of 1812
Civil War
Spanish American War
and
World War
This Boulder was taken from the grave of
John Seger
August 20, 1925
in Ridgeway Cemetery
Date of dedication: August 20, 1925
Who Put it Here?: Local Citizens
Description of Memorial:
This is a large boulder with a plaque on it. It sits in a small center area of the cemeter that has a flagpole and another memorial. I found it while geocaching.
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