Ohioans Document 4,100 Revolutionary War Graves Ahead of Memorial Day Deadline

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 23

More than 4,100 Revolutionary War soldiers' graves have been logged across Ohio through a state-backed project tied to the America 250 commemoration.
About 7,000 veterans are believed buried in and around Ohio because many were paid western land grants after the war and later settled there.
Survey123 lets residents search cemeteries, submit names, birth and death dates, and upload photos to verify undocumented graves before the Memorial Day cutoff.
Green Lawn Cemetery alone has entered nine graves into the app, though officials say duplicate memorials, relocated remains and missing burial sites complicate the count.
Ohio plans to publish the compiled list, with organizers hoping the data leads to restored or new historical markers and gravestones for overlooked veterans.

As Ohio’s veteran search ends, what becomes of the 3,000 soldiers whose graves may never be found?

Beyond a digital map, what is the plan to physically preserve these thousands of rediscovered gravesites across Ohio?

How is a mobile app helping Ohio race against time to save the legacies of its forgotten Revolutionary War heroes?