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cincinnati-oh.gov. Fairfield . Parade: 10 a.m., begins at Express Scripts, 4865 Dixie Highway, ends at Veterans Memorial Park, 701 Wessel Dr. Parade is led by VFW Post 1069 and includes police and ...
The Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery will hold a Memorial Day commemoration ceremony at 2 p.m. May 26 at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery rostrum (main flagpole), 10175 Rawiga Road.
The Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery will hold a Memorial Day commemoration ceremony at 2 p.m. today at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery rostrum (main flagpole), 10175 Rawiga Road.
Current events; Random article; ... Harrison Memorial may refer to the following: ... William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial near North Bend, Ohio
Since 1867, Brooklyn, New York, has held an annual Memorial Day parade which it claims to be the nation's oldest. Grafton, West Virginia, and Ironton, Ohio have also had an ongoing parade since 1868. However, the Memorial Day parade in Rochester, Wisconsin, predates both the Doylestown and the Grafton parades by one year (1867). [78] [79]
Harrison was laid out in 1810, named in honor of William Henry Harrison, a decorated general and state legislator and afterward the ninth president of the United States. [6] It was incorporated in 1850 and became a city in 1981. Harrison Township was established in 1853, formerly part of Crosby and Whitewater Township. [7]
Hundreds of towns and cities across America host local parades to celebrate Memorial Day. If you happen to be in Washington, D.C., check out the National Memorial Day Parade, the nation's largest.
The Harrison family chose a site at the crest of Mt. Nebo on the family estate and the interment occurred July 7, 1841. In 1871, John Harrison sold all but 6 acres (2.4 ha) of the estate. He offered this portion, containing the tomb and other burial sites, to the state of Ohio in exchange for a pledge of perpetual maintenance. [3]