Mount Gilead Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

201 E Marion St, Mount Gilead, Ohio

( Memorial is at the intersection of East Marion Street (Ohio Route 95) and East Center Street, on the right when traveling east on East Marion Street.)

Marker installed: 1950

River Cliff Cemetery.

Ohio has a rich tradition of aviation history, with several famous aviators hailing from the state. In addition to the Wright brothers, who invented the airplane, other notable Ohio aviators include Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, and Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world.