Abilene in Dickinson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Site of Abilene High School
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 1, 2011
1. Site of Abilene High School Marker
Abilene High School
1906 - 1918
Abilene Junior High School
1919 - 1954
Attended by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1906 - 1909
Erected 1990 by Former Students and Graduates.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 38° 55.301′ N, 97° 12.882′ W. Marker is in Abilene, Kansas, in Dickinson County. It is at the intersection of N.W. 7th Street and Spruce Street, on the right when traveling west on N.W. 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Abilene KS 67410, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kansas’ Smoky 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 walking distance of this marker: Cleyson L. Brown Neighborhood (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. John's Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away); Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. Ό mile away); Dwight David Eisenhower (approx. 0.3 miles away); 301-309 North Buckeye Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away); United Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Texas Cattle Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hotel Sunflower (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abilene.
Also see . . .
this page online
via Family Images, unknown
2. Abilene High School
via Kansas Memory, Kansas historical Society, 1909
3. Dwight David Eisenhower, as a senior at Abilene High School
Dwight David Eisenhower appears in this photo as a senior at Abilene High School. The photo was copied from The Helianthus yearbook.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 1, 2011
4. Site of Abilene High School and Marker
The wall and stairway remain.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 931 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 29, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on June 29, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
