Spring Hill in Johnson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Rest Soldier Rest

Photographed by Thomas Onions, December 27, 2008

1. Rest Soldier Rest Marker

Inscription. The Flag they fought for
(American Flag)
To the memory of
our Unknown Dead
they sleep
on southern battlefields
and 'neath the ocean wave

Erected 1897 by General Curtis Relief Corps No. 28.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 38° 44.808′ N, 94° 50.132′ W. Marker is in Spring Hill, Kansas, in Johnson County. It is on Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 W Lawrence Street, Spring Hill KS 66083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Hill Cemetery Veterans' Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trail Campground..To Farm..To Park (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Travelers (approx. 5.2 miles away); A Most Desirable Spot For Camping (approx. 5.2 miles away); Roads To The West (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lone Elm Park (approx. 5.3 miles away); Trails West (approx. 5.3 miles away); Lone Elm Campground (approx. 5.3 miles away).

More about this marker. This memorial is in the middle of the Spring Hill Cemetery. Along with the main memorial, there are about a dozen Civil War era veteran graves in two rows north of the memorial. A lighted flagpole completes the memorial.

Photographed by Thomas Onions, December 27, 2008

2. Rest Soldier Rest Marker

Photographed by Thomas Onions, December 27, 2008

3. Rest Soldier Rest Marker

Photo with the Civil War era graves behind the memorial

Photographed by Thomas Onions, December 27, 2008

4. Rest Soldier Rest Marker

Memorial with flagpole in front

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,179 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.