Leavenworth in Leavenworth County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Leavenworth Pioneer

Artist: Michael Young

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2025

1. Leavenworth Pioneer Marker

Inscription.

A Gift from the Leavenworth High School
Alumni Association

September 23, 2011

LHS became the "PIONEERS" in 1933

Erected 2011 by Leavenworth High School Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 39° 17.725′ N, 94° 55.679′ W. Marker is in Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It is on 10th Avenue north of Marion Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2012 10th Avenue, Leavenworth KS 66048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nathaniel Burt House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Home of David Josiah Brewer (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Lincoln Steps (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Sunrise to Sunset: Ad Astra per Aspera" (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Carroll House (approx. one mile away); Sacred Heart Church (approx. one mile away); The Vories House (approx. one mile away); American Legion Post #23 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leavenworth.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Lincoln Steps (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Leavenworth Pioneer and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2025

2. Leavenworth Pioneer and Marker

Leavenworth Pioneer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2025

3. Leavenworth Pioneer

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.