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

Colonel Orlin Thurston

 
 
Colonel Thurston Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
1. Colonel Thurston Marker
Inscription.
Commanded Allen County Troops
Found dying Secrest

Saw Mill Owner. State Senator.
Founded Newspaper.
Abolitionist.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRCommunicationsIndustry & CommerceWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 37° 48.705′ N, 95° 26.218′ W. Marker is in Humboldt, Kansas, in Allen County. Memorial is on 8th Street near Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 North 8th Street, Humboldt KS 66748, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Abel Secrest (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, measured 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Humboldt.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. ..the relationship, study marker shown...dying Secrest
 
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 Sketches of Early History In the Settlement of Humboldt and Allen County (1918). (Submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Colonel Thurston Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
2. Colonel Thurston Marker
Colonel Thurston Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
3. Colonel Thurston Marker
Colonel Thurston Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
4. Colonel Thurston Marker
Looking NW along 8th Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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