Near Independence in Montgomery County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Dewlen - Spohnhauer Memorial Bridge
In Memory Of
— Montgomery County Bridge No. 628 —
Born Nov. 4, 1896
Killed Sept. 26, 1918
Argonne Forest
Company "K" 137th Inf.
35th Division
Harry F. Spohnhauer
Born Oct. 11, 1896
Killed Nov. 2, 1918
Meuse Argonne Offensive
Company "H" 353rd Inf.
89th Division
Erected 1926 by Montgomery County, Kansas.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, World I.
Location. 37° 13.47′ N, 95° 40.718′ W. Marker is near Independence, Kansas, in Montgomery County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 160) and 4175th Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Markers are at each end of the 1926 four-span Rainbow Arch Bridge over the Verdigris River, one mile east of Independence. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Independence KS 67301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Drum Creek and the Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Etchen Studebaker Sales & Service (approx. 1.4 miles away); Stoddard - Thompson Memorial Bell (approx. 1.4 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 1˝ miles away); Princess Cartwright's "Remington" (approx. 1.6 miles away); F-100F Super Sabre (approx. 1.6 miles away); United Spanish War Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Kayo's Boys (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Independence.
Also see . . .
1. Dewlen - Spohnhauer Memorial Bridge. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on November 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. PFC Otis Glenn Dewlen. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on April 29, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.