Bonner - Loring near Bonner Springs in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Ethnic Communities of Wyandotte County Sesquicentennial
1859 - 2009
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
1. The Ethnic Communities of Wyandotte County Sesquicentennial Marker
ethnic communities present
in the new
Wyandotte County
created in 1859
Shawnee-Delaware Wyandot African German
Irish English Scottish Danish
1909
Within this 50 year span
the following communities
had been added to the
growing ethnic tapestry
of Wyandotte County
Belgian Croatian Dutch Finnish
French Greek Italian Jewish
Lithuanian Mexican Norwegian
Polish Russian Serbian Swedish
Slovak Slovenian Swiss Welsh
Presented June 7 2009
Erected 2009 by The Kansas City Kansas Ethnic Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 7, 1949.
Location. 39° 6.436′ N, 94° 52.093′ W. Marker is near Bonner Springs, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in Bonner - Loring. Monument is about 75 feet west of the Wyandotte County Museum, in Wyandotte County Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 631 North 126th Street, Bonner Springs KS 66012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bomber Builders (a few steps from this marker); Kansas City, Kansas
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Wyandotte County Museum. Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Historical Wyandotte County, Kansas. Website homepage (Submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Morgan's History of Wyandotte County, Kansas (1911). Internet Archive website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
2. The Ethnic Communities of Wyandotte County Sesquicentennial Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
3. The Ethnic Communities of Wyandotte County Sesquicentennial Marker
Entrance to Wyandotte County Museum in background
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
