Crestline Community Service Center

Crestline Community Service Center (HM294F)

Location: Crestline, OH 44827 Crawford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 47.099', W 82° 44.208'

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1942-1946

From 1942 until 1946, members of local churches and two railroad
auxiliaries operated a community-based free canteen for passing troops
on the platform of the Pennsylvania Railroad station. A grateful
region honored approximately 1.2 million of the nation's sons and
daughters with welcoming words, sandwiches, pies, cakes, cookies,
fruits drinks, and other sundries. Staffed and funded entirely
by volunteers, donations came from many communities in eight
counties. Crestline's children donated their pennies to pay for
construction of a larger canteen in 1943. Volunteers met as many as
25 trains daily. They served troops on passenger trains, troop trains,
and hospital trains and new recruits and returning veterans as
well as troops from allied countries on their trips to and from Europe or the Pacific. Throughout World War II, many other
canteens were created across the nation, including many in Ohio. The
Crestline region's reputation was enhanced immeasurably by the
volunteer's service.

Details

HM Number	HM294F
Series	This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
Tags	World War 2, Railroads and Streetcars
Year Placed	2008
Placed By	The Crestline Advocate and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Thursday, July 5th, 2018 at 10:03pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17T E 353455 N 4516339
Decimal Degrees	40.78498333, -82.73680000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 40° 47.099', W 82° 44.208'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	40° 47' 5.9399999999998" N, 82° 44' 12.48" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	419, 567
Closest Postal Address	At or near 100 N Seltzer St, Crestline OH 44827, US
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