Pittsburg in Crawford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Fuller American Legion Post #64 Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2011
1. Fuller American Legion Post #64 Veterans Memorial Marker
and women who gave their lives in all
past wars, and to all veterans who served
our great country, we dedicate this tank
as a symbol of your sacrifices.
This M-60 forty five ton Army tank was donated
by the United States Army to the American Legion
Post #64; through the efforts of past commanders
John McCabe and Gordon House. We give sincere
appreciation to the following benefactors for
contributing $100.00 or more to cover the cost
of relocation from Anniston, Alabama.
[List of contributors follow]
November 11, 1993
Erected 1993 by Benjamin A. Fuller American Legion Post #64.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 37° 26.168′ N, 94° 42.047′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburg, Kansas, in Crawford County. It is on Joplin Street near 29th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2815 North Joplin Street, Pittsburg KS 66762, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cow Creek Skirmish (approx. 0.7 miles away); H. R. Brown's Grocery Store (approx.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2011
2. Fuller American Legion Post #64 Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 729 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
