Camp Funston in Fort Riley in Geary County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Funston Monument

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 3, 2010

1. Funston Monument Marker

Inscription. This monument, erected in December 1918, is dedicated to the men who trained at Camp Funston during World War I. Between the fall of 1917 and November 1918, approximately 50,000 soldiers received their basic training at this camp. These soldiers formed the 10th, 89th and part of the 92nd Division. General Leonard Wood, commander of this camp, ordered construction of this stone monument as a remembrance and tribute to their service and sacrifice.

Erected 1918.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1918.

Location. 39° 6.2′ N, 96° 44.017′ W. Marker is in Fort Riley, Kansas, in Geary County. It is in Camp Funston. It is on Huebner Road east of E Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Riley KS 66442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Kansas’ 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Funston (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ogden (approx. 1.4 miles away); Veteran's Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Capitol of Kansas (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named First Capitol of Kansas (approx. 2 miles away); Locomotive "6072"

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Fort Riley (approx. 3.2 miles away); Tuttle Park (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Riley.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 3, 2010

2. Funston Monument Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 3, 2010

3. Funston Monument Marker

To the men who trained at Funston for the Great War

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 3, 2010

4. Funston Monument Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 3, 2010

5. Funston Monument Marker

Location sign out on Huebner Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,117 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.