Cottage Grove Township in Humboldt in Allen County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Humboldt Thunderbolt

Walter Perry Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 23, 2023

1. Walter Perry Johnson Marker

Inscription. Home of The original Humboldt Thunderbolt Walter Perry Johnson

Elected First Five into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936
The humble son of a Kansas farmer became one of the greatest all-time
417 career wins – 3,509 strikeouts – And several back-to-back pennants

Visit the Birth Site Northwest of Town

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 37° 45.236′ N, 95° 24.915′ W. Marker is in Humboldt, Kansas, in Allen County. It is in Cottage Grove Township. It is on 1400th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 151 1400th St, Humboldt KS 66748, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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, measured as the crow

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flies: Sad Saga of Vegetarian Creek (approx. 1.4 miles away); Safety Follows Wisdom (approx. 3.2 miles away); George Alexander Sweatt (approx. 3.4 miles away); Neosho River Log Town (approx. 3.9 miles away); Block House Recruiting Station (approx. 4 miles away); Aunt Polly Crosby's Cabin Site (approx. 4 miles away); Colonel Irvine (approx. 4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Humboldt.

More about this marker. This sign was erected June 2023 as a replacement for the town's previous welcome sign, with the goal of increased visibility from Highway 169. Visitors looking to stop should approach the sign from 1400th Street.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 23, 2023

2. Walter Perry Johnson Marker

Walter Johnson's birth site is indeed northwest of town, at the corner of the unpaved 900th Street and Iowa Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.