Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2015

1. Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial

Inscription.
(east side)Dedicated to the Veterans of All Wars
May 26, 1935
(west side)Erected by Morrison-McFadden Post № 3111
Great Bend, Kansas

Erected 1935 by Morrison-McFadden Post № 3111, Great Bend, Kansas.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 38° 21.916′ N, 98° 45.867′ W. Memorial is in Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 281) and Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Monument is located on the Barton County Courthouse grounds, on the south side of the courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1400 Main Street, Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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 walking distance of this marker: Wild West Superhighway (within shouting distance of this marker); Jack Kilby (within shouting distance of this marker); Streetscape (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Post Rock & Black Gold (approx. 0.4

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miles away); Prey and Play (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (<i>east side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2015

2. Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (east side)

Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (<i>west side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2015

3. Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (west side)

Barton County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 9, 2015

4. Barton County Courthouse

(view from near marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 16, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.