Union Station with World War I Veterans

Union Station with World War I Veterans

World War I; Veterans; Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A.; World War, 1914-1918

This image of Union Station in Creston, Ohio as World War I depicts the importance of World War I soldiers to the economy and livelihood of a place. This image from 1916, before the United States had even declared war on Germany in 1917, shows that the United States had been using what resources they could to help Great Britain and other Allied forces. In 1915, the United States was already getting short on men who were able to work on the ever growing factories. American economic ties with the Allied powers is what would ultimately draw them to form an alliance both before entering the war officially and after entering and fighting against the Central powers. Wayne County, being a major railroad hub, would have large celebrations when men would come home from the War, as can be seen in this image.

Use Ohio Social Studies for American History 15 (As a result of overseas expansion, the Spanish-American War and World War I, the United States emerged as a world power) for integration into the classroom.

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Wayne County: A Pictorial History

Spectrum Publications

1916

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Creston, Ohio; Wayne County, Ohio