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Safety Follows Wisdom
Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker | | |
Inscription.
Awarded
Consolidated Cement Corporation
Fredonia Plant for a
Perfect Safety Record in 1937
Reawarded for a Perfect Safety Record in
1938 · 1939 · 1951 · 1953 · 1954 · 1959 · 1963 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1972 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1990 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 2000 · 2001 · 2003 · 2004 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
Erected 1938.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Markers with Artwork marker series.
Location. 37° 31.299′ N, 95° 48.022′ W. Marker is near Fredonia, Kansas, in Wilson County. Marker is on Jade Road, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is on the grounds of the Wilson County Old Iron Club, about 0.6 miles south of Washington Street (Kansas Highway 47). Marker is at or near this postal address: 10392 Jade Road, Fredonia KS 66736, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Stone House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gold Dust Hotel (approx. 1.7 miles away); Courthouse Square Benches (approx. 1.7 miles away); Courthouse Clock Memorial Tower (approx. 1.7 miles away); Wilson County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); World War Homefront and Neodesha Cemetery Association Founders Memorial Pavilion (approx. 8.3 miles away); a different marker also named Civil War Memorial (approx. 8.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Fredonia.| | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Relief on Safety Follows Wisdom Marker | | |
More about this marker. The marker was moved from the cement plant grounds in anticipation of its 2012 closure.
Regarding Safety Follows Wisdom. Near identical markers, also erected starting in the mid-1920s, still stand in many small cement communities around America. The practice of awarding these monuments was abandoned during the 1980s, when costs became prohibitive.
Also see . . .
1. A Short History and Production Statistics of the Cement Industry for Railfans. (Submitted on July 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. LaFarge Cement Plant To Close Its Doors. (Submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
3. Portland Cement Association Safety Awards. (Submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
4. Mention of Awards Markers in Public Sculpture in New Jersey: Monuments to Collective Identity. (Submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012 | |
| | | 3. LaFarge Plant Cement Sign | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker | | Looking northwest | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2012 | |
| | | 5. Former Cement Plant Steam Engine and Cars near Awards Marker | | Cement plant smokestack can be seen in distant skyline to immediate right of engine | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 152 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. 3. submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. 4. submitted on July 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. 5. submitted on July 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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