Ogden in Riley County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Ogden
Settled in 1854
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 30, 2010
1. Ogden Marker
Dixon Brothers Jacob Thierer S.B. White D.L. Chandler Thomas Reynolds
Erected 1990 by Ogden Fall Festival Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1854.
Location. 39° 6.889′ N, 96° 42.728′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Kansas, in Riley County. It is at the intersection of Riley Boulevard and North Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Riley Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ogden KS 66517, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and in the Flint Hills. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veteran's Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Funston Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Camp Funston (approx. 1½ miles away); First Capitol of Kansas (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named First Capitol of Kansas (approx. 3.4 miles away); Locomotive "6072" (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fort Riley (approx. 4.6 miles away); Tuttle Park (approx. 5 miles away).
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Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 30, 2010
2. Ogden Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,494 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
