Downtown in Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Pioneer Women of Kansas

Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 22, 2015

1. Pioneer Women of Kansas Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the pioneer women of Kansas

Erected 1937.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • Women.

Location. 39° 2.846′ N, 95° 40.738′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Southwest 10th Avenue east of Southwest Harrison Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker/monument is near the southwest corner of the grounds of Kansas State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 SW 10th Ave, Topeka KS 66612, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Neosha Valley Experience (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Removal to Indian Territory (within shouting distance of this marker); Kansas History (within shouting distance of this marker); "Ad Astra" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Capitol Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Governor's Plaque (within shouting distance of this marker); Kansas Children (within shouting distance of this marker); The Kansa Tribe (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 22, 2015

2. Pioneer Women of Kansas Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.