Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Washington Park Statue
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011
1. Washington Park Statue
Thousand Citizens Gave
This Statue to Their City
Dedicated
Armistice Day 1925
Rededicated
Armistice Day 1932
The Two Hundredth
Anniversary Year of the
Birth of George Washington
Erected 1925 by Citizens of Kansas City.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary • War, World I.
Location. 39° 5.071′ N, 94° 34.927′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. Memorial is at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Pershing Road, on the left when traveling north on Grand Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Santa Fe Trail (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Station Kansas City (about 600 feet away); In Memory of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the "Kansas City Massacre" (about 800 feet away); Union Station's Lamp Post Clock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Liberty Memorial Dedication Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
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Also see . . .
1. George Washington. (Submitted on July 9, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Historical Photos of Washington Park. (Submitted on July 9, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011
2. Washington Park Statue Dedication
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011
3. Washington Park Restoration Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2011
4. Washington Park and Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
