Abel Secrest Marker

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Humboldt in Allen County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Abel Secrest

By William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011

1. Abel Secrest Marker

Inscription.

Farmer Abel Secrest
was shot by Confederates
Oct. 14, 1861
after refusing to
give up his mules.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Markers with Artwork marker series.

Location. 37° 48.705′ N, 95° 26.218′ W. Marker is in Humboldt, Kansas, in Allen County. Marker is on 8th Street near Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 North 8th Street, Humboldt KS 66748, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonel Orlin Thurston (here, next to this marker); Sophia Fussman (within shouting distance of this marker); J. A. Coffey (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Monument (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Confederate Soldier (about 400 feet away); Kate Burnett (about 400 feet away); 50th Anniversary of Humboldt (about 400 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Humboldt.

Also see . . . History of Humboldt, Kansas. (Submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

Abel Secrest Drawing on Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011

2. Abel Secrest Drawing on Marker

By William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011

3. Abel Secrest Marker

By William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011

4. Abel Secrest Marker

Looking NW along 8th Street

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 122 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.