Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Ichabod Washburn
1798-1868
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
1. Ichabod Washburn Marker
Erected 2015 by Washburn University's Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Education.
Location. 39° 2.102′ N, 95° 42.128′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It can be reached from Southwest Jewell Avenue. Marker and statue is located in front of the University Bookstore. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka KS 66621, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chandler Library Pavilion (approx. one mile away); Cyrus K. Holliday (approx. 1.1 miles away); Devon Apartment Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); Home of Charles Curtis (approx. 1.3 miles away); Topeka High School World War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); U.S.S. Constitution Lower Foreyard (approx. 1.4 miles away); Gem Building (approx. 1.4 miles away); Monroe School Neighborhood (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.
Also see . . .
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1. Ichabod Washburn. Wikipedia (Submitted on June 21, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Washburn University. (Submitted on June 21, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
2. Ichabod Washburn Marker and Statue
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
3. Ichabod Washburn Marker and Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
