Guthrie Center in Guthrie County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Women Pioneers Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
1. Women Pioneers Memorial
Co-workers at planting time, their practical services and inspiring ideals are here acknowledged and memorialized.
Tracy, Mrs. William Seely, Mrs. Thomas Margart, Mrs. John Ashton, Mrs. Charles Hazelet, Mrs. Andrew Motz, Mrs. John E. Mercer, Mrs. James Kostenbader, Mrs. Elias Taylor, Mrs. W.H. Thomas, Mrs. E.Y. Newton, Mrs. Eder B. Huxley, Mrs. Charles Hopkins, Mrs. Dr. J.Y. McLuen, Mrs. James, Sr. Reed, Mrs. Samuel Reed, Mrs. Culbertson Decker, Mrs. Huxley, Mrs. Eliza Bentley Price, Mrs. S.E. McLuen, Mrs. Richard F. Dosh, Mrs. Edward
With love and honor we enshrine them.
Favor ~ Lions Club A.D. 1922
Erected 1922 by Lions Club.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women.
Location. 41° 40.683′ N, 94° 30.132′ W. Marker is in Guthrie Center, Iowa, in Guthrie County. It is at the intersection of North 5th Street (Iowa Route 25) and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North 5th Street. The marker is located near the southwest corner of the Guthrie
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Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prominent Pioneers Memorial (here, next to this marker); Western Skies Scenic Byway (approx. 7.1 miles away); Welcome to Panora (approx. 7.6 miles away); Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 14.3 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 14.4 miles away); Site of the First Train Robbery in the West (approx. 14.4 miles away); First Train Robbery in the West (approx. 16.2 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. First National Bank (was approx. 15.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
2. Women Pioneers Memorial
Looking east from North 5th Street. Guthrie County Veterans Memorial in background.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
