Near Iola in Allen County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

General Frederick Funston

In Memory Of

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2016

1. General Frederick Funston Marker

Inscription. This tablet placed by the
Frederick Funston Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Humboldt, Kansas
1928

Erected 1928 by Frederick Funston Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 37° 51.974′ N, 95° 26.22′ W. Memorial is near Iola, Kansas, in Allen County. It is on 1100th Street south of Massachusetts Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Iola KS 66749, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern 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 Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Walter Johnson Birth Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Rev. D. D. Payne (approx. 2.9 miles away); Santa Fe Depot - Humboldt, Kansas (approx. 3.2 miles away); Abel Secrest (approx. 3.8 miles away); Colonel Orlin Thurston (approx. 3.8 miles away); Sophia Fussman (approx. 3.8 miles away); J. A. Coffey (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Frederick Funston: The Man Who Saved San Francisco. (Submitted on May 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Frederick Funston at Kansapedia. (Submitted on May 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Major-General Frederick Funston, U.S.V. (Submitted on May 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Frederick Funston Papers at Kansas Historical Society. (Submitted on May 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2016

2. General Frederick Funston Marker

Looking south along 1100th Street from near Funston Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2016

3. Looking south along 1100th Street from near Funston Marker

Looking north along 1100th Street from near Funston Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 28, 2016

4. Looking north along 1100th Street from near Funston Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 805 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on February 26, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.