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Wamego in Pottawatomie County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

1893 Chicago World's Fair Statues

 
 
1893 Chicago World's Fair Statues Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012
1. 1893 Chicago World's Fair Statues Marker
Inscription.
The park statues were exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Brought here by early Wamego proprietor, J.C. Rogers, this statue represents Science. The statue located on the island represents Art.
 
Erected by City of Wamego.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicNotable EventsParks & Recreational AreasScience & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
 
Location. 39° 12.157′ N, 96° 18.145′ W. Marker is in Wamego, Kansas, in Pottawatomie County. Marker and statues are in City Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Ash Street, Wamego KS 66547, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sand and Quartz Boulder (a few steps from this marker); Old Dutch Mill (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Pottawatomie County (about 600 feet away); Colonel Raymond E. Morris, USAF Retired (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Vieux Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Vieux Crossing (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wamego.
 
Also see . . .
1. Wamego City Park.
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City website entry (Submitted on February 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

2. World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. Encyclopedia of Chicago website entry (Submitted on February 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

3. Columbian Exposition-Chicago World Fair 1893. Le Bon Travel & Culture website entry (Submitted on January 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
1893 Chicago World's Fair Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012
2. 1893 Chicago World's Fair Statue and Marker
"Science" statue
1893 Chicago World's Fair "Science" Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012
3. 1893 Chicago World's Fair "Science" Statue
1893 Chicago World's Fair "Art" Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012
4. 1893 Chicago World's Fair "Art" Statue
1893 Chicago World's Fair Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012
5. 1893 Chicago World's Fair Statue and Marker
1893 Chicago World's Fair Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012
6. 1893 Chicago World's Fair Statue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 18, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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