Guthrie Center in Guthrie County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Prominent Pioneers Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
1. Prominent Pioneers Memorial
Prominent Pioneers and Builders of
Guthrie Center
who were active and influential
characters during the decades named
1850-1870
William M. Tracy Eder B. Newton Thomas Seely
Charles Huxley William Warrington
1870-1880
Dr. John Bower James A. Lyons John E. Motz Giles C. Miller Daniel L. Motz
1880-1890
Charles Ashton Henry Kirk Dewey James H. Rogers Henry J. Hess David P. Williams
1890-1900
Dr. Oscar Fordyce Edward E. Dosh Frank M. Hopkins Joseph D. Brown Edgar C. Lane
Fifty Years! Great Years! Great Men!
Seed time, God giveth the increase, we enjoy the harvest.
Favor ~ Lions Club 1926 Text E. W. Weeks
Erected 1926 by Lions Club.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 41° 40.685′ N, 94° 30.132′ W. Marker is in Guthrie Center, Iowa, in Guthrie County. It is at the intersection of North 5th Street (State Highway 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 County
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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: Women 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. Prominent 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 22, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
