Historical Marker
Delaware County World War I Memorial
Historical marker location:
Delaware, Ohio
( Memorial is on William Street (U.S. 36), on the right when traveling west.)
For God and Country. Lest We Forget.
The Ohio River, which forms the state's southern border, played a significant role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape to freedom in the North before the Civil War.