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By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Site of Fort Zarah Marker | | |
Inscription.
on
Santa Fe Trail
Erected 1906 by Pupils of Barton County Schools.
Location. 38° 21.934′ N, 98° 42.831′ W. Marker is near Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. Marker is on U.S. 56, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is near the entrance to Fort Zarah Park, about one mile east of Great Bend. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Fort Zarah (within shouting distance of this marker); Streetscape (approx. 2.7 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); ATSF Locomotive No. 3416 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hotel Wolf (approx. 7.3 miles away); Van Wingerden's Crew (approx. 7.5 miles away); Welch's Wolves (approx. 7.5 miles away); Rover Boys Express (approx. 7.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Great Bend.
More about this marker. The marker is mounted on a stone pillar, built 1935, probably as some type of government relief project. It has this sequence: 50N-14-N.R.H.-331-G. The marker sponsored by the school children was probably mounted elsewhere and included when the stone pillar was built.
Also see . . . | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Site of Fort Zarah Marker | | On right (east) side of pillar | | |
1. Fort Zarah, Kansas. (Submitted on September 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Fort Zarah in Kansas Cyclopedia (1912). (Submitted on September 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 97 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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