Volunteers sought to document graves of Revolutionary War veterans in Ohio

Volunteers sought to document graves of Revolutionary War veterans in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — History lovers in Ohio have a new opportunity to get involved in a massive project to create a database and digital map documenting every gravesite of all the Revolutionary War veterans buried in the Buckeye State. America 250-Ohio, an Ohio Commission formed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, announced that the Revolutionary War Veteran Graves Identification Project is looking for v…

Honoring Ohio's Revolutionary War veterans starts with finding their graves – The Land

This painting depicts Gen. George Washington and his troops on the march to Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War. (AP Photo) Approximately 7,000 Revolutionary War veterans are believed to be buried in Ohio, according to America 250-Ohio, the state commission responsible for spearheading Ohio’s observation of America’s semiquincentennial in 2026. But the final resting place for many of these veterans is a rapidly vanishing mystery. …