1996 Olympic Torch Relay Marker

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Arkansas City in Cowley County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

1996 Olympic Torch Relay
Arkansas City
— Heart of the Flame —

1996 Olympic Torch Relay Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011

1. 1996 Olympic Torch Relay Marker

Inscription.

May 18, 1996
Torch Bearers
Charles Dow, Local Community Hero
Emily Bergkamp • Michael Goff
Amanda Crouse • Shaunta Lolar
Greg Gann • Trisha Morgan
Jenny Graham • Brooke Snowden
Nick Gilliland • Chad Taylor

100th Anniversary of the Olympic Flame
26th Olympiad
Atlanta, Georgia

Gordon-Piatt Energy Group.
Designer and Manufacturer
of the Olympic Cauldron Burners

Location. 37° 4.21′ N, 97° 2.38′ W. Marker is in Arkansas City, Kansas, in Cowley County. Marker is on Summit Street (U.S. 77) north of Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Markers are in Wilson Park. Marker is in this post office area: Arkansas City KS 67005, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Korean War Liberty Tree Memorial (here, next to this marker); Santa Fe Locomotive Engine No. 2542 (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Docking (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cherokee Strip (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named The Cherokee Strip (approx. 5 miles away in Oklahoma); Oklahoma, The Indian State (approx. 5 miles away in Oklahoma); Chilocco Indian School (approx. 5 miles away in Oklahoma); a different marker also named Cherokee Strip (approx. 5.7 miles away in Oklahoma). Click for a list of all markers in Arkansas City.

Heart of the Flame Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011

2. Heart of the Flame Marker

Also see . . . 1996 Atlanta Olympics Torch Relay. (Submitted on October 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

Gordon-Piatt Energy Group Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011

3. Gordon-Piatt Energy Group Marker

1996 Olympic Torch Relay Markers Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011

4. 1996 Olympic Torch Relay Markers

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 62 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.