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Near Weskan in Wallace County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Mount Sunflower

 
 
Mount Sunflower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 7, 2021
1. Mount Sunflower Marker
Inscription. Edward and Elizabeth (Fortin) Harold Homesteaded In Wallace County. 1906
 
Erected by The children of Edward and Elizabeth Harold.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
 
Location. 39° 1.317′ N, 102° 2.24′ W. Marker is near Weskan, Kansas, in Wallace County. It can be reached from County Road WW 1.4 miles west of County Road N3, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located .33 miles north on a field access off Road Wa WW. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Weskan KS 67762, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High 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 2 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Butterfield Stage Line
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(approx. 11.2 miles away); 157th Infantry Memorial Highway (approx. 11.4 miles away in Colorado).
 
Also see . . .  "Mount" Sunflower - the highest point in Kansas. (Submitted on June 7, 2021.)
 
Mount Sunflower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 7, 2021
2. Mount Sunflower Marker
Mount Sunflower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 7, 2021
3. Mount Sunflower Marker

Mount Sunflower
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Highest point in Kansas
Mount Sunflower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 7, 2021
4. Mount Sunflower Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 1, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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