Shawnee in Johnson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Pleasant View Veterans' Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Onions, December 26, 2008
1. Pleasant View Veterans' Memorial Marker
who have served
to safeguard Justice,
Freedom, and Democracy.
Erected 1956 by Peter Smith American Legion Post No. 327.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 39° 1.165′ N, 94° 43.381′ W. Marker is in Shawnee, Kansas, in Johnson County. It can be reached from Quivira Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6100 Quivira Road, Olathe KS 66061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Eastern Kansas and 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quantrill's Raid on Shawneetown (approx. half a mile away); California Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fort Leavenworth Military Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Development of the Kansas City area Frontier Trails Network (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wagonmaster's House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gum Springs (approx. 0.9 miles away); Westport - Santa Fe Trail - Oregon/California Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); Shawnee Friends Mission (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shawnee.
More about this marker. This Memorial, consisting of the marber marker and an unlighted
this page online
Photographed by Thomas Onions, December 26, 2008
2. Pleasant View Veterans' Memorial
Photo of Memorial and flagpole
Photographed by Thomas Onions, December 26, 2008
3. Pleasant View Veterans' Memorial
Area photo of the Cemetery with the Memorial in the background
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,116 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
