Scott City in Scott County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Gold Star Mothers

Photographed by James Hulse, June 8, 2022

1. Gold Star Mothers Marker

Inscription. Formed in 1928 and chartered by Congress in 1984

In WWI a custom evolved to display red and white banners with a blue star for each living member of a family serving in the US Armed Forces.

A gold star was displayed on the banner to indicate service members who lost their lives in the service and the sacrifice of their mothers for our country.

The last Sunday in September is Gold Star Mother's Day.

In honor of those mothers within our community that have sacrificed a soldier for our country.

Luella Conner • Martha E. Crooks • Laura A. Hull • Amanda Rees Grey • Mary Reid • Nancy Aurelia Renick • Mary E West • Hazel Batcheller • Alta I. Beebe • Stella Crowl • Opal Dunlap • Lela Gripin • Ava Beeman Hargrove • Jessie Helfrick • Mildrid Kelling • Ellen Minnix • Ester Mae Kennedy • Amanda Wedekind Phillips • Bertha Sauer • Mildred May Stewart • Hilda Wiechman • Amelia M. Woodrick • Josephine M. Hollern • Zinn Laura Graham • Fay Masch • Marjorie Agnes West Merica • Ruby I. Eitel

This Gold Star Mothers exhibit inspired and funded by
Dona Dee Carpenter and Family

Erected by City of Scott City.

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This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 38° 28.936′ N, 100° 54.13′ W. Memorial is in Scott City, Kansas, in Scott County. It is at the intersection of East 5th Street (State Highway 96) and Antelope Street, on the right when traveling west on East 5th Street. The memorial is located at the Scott County Veteran Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 415 East 5th Street, Scott City KS 67871, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Scott County Veteran Memorial (here, next to this marker); POW-MIA Memorial (a few steps from this marker);

The Gold Star Mothers Marker is on the right side of the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 8, 2022

2. The Gold Star Mothers Marker is on the right side of the memorial

Livengood & Company (approx. ¼ mile away); EE Nichols Store (approx. ¼ mile away); Meisenheimer Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Grand Central Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Greenlee Bakery (approx. ¼ mile away); Maria E. DeGeer (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scott City.

Also see . . . American Gold Star Mothers. Wikipedia (Submitted on June 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.