Cottonwood Falls in Chase County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Chase County and the City of Cottonwood Falls

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2011

1. Chase County and the City of Cottonwood Falls Marker

Inscription.
Chase County, named after Salmon P. Chase, who was a United States Senator from Ohio and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was organized in 1859 in the Kansas Territory.

James Fisher, from Columbiana County, Ohio was the first settler in the Cottonwood Falls vicinity in 1855. A grocery store opened in 1859, and School District #6 was organized in 1862. Cottonwood Falls became the county seat in 1864. The Courthouse was completed on October 8, 1873.

By 1885, six stone quarries near Cottonwood Falls were mining and shipping the magnesian limestone all over the nation via the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Chase County limestone was used in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, the Chase County Courthouse and buildings in every state. It was said that there was no county in Kansas where the wealth per capita was greater than Chase County in the 1880's.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Political Subdivisions • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1873.

Location. 38° 22.515′ N, 96°

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32.466′ W. Marker is in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, in Chase County. Marker is at the north end of the Cottonwood River Bridge, about 400 feet northeast of the intersection of Broadway and Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cottonwood Falls KS 66845, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bates Grove and the Area Adjacent to the Cottonwood River Dam (here, next to this marker); Cottonwood River Bridges at Cottonwood Falls (here, next to this marker); Cottonwood River Dam (here, next to this marker); Connecting the Chase County Community (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oldest Operating Courthouse in Kansas (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chase County War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Landmark of Distinction (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chase County All Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cottonwood Falls.

Also see . . .
1. Chase County Courthouse. (Submitted on August 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Salmon P. Chase. (Submitted on August 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Chase County, Kansas. (Submitted on August 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Additional commentary.
1. Adjacent stone monument
The stone monument adjacent to the marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2011

2. Chase County and the City of Cottonwood Falls Marker

on the north side has the engraving "891 - 242" at the top, an image of a barbican and turreted towers and the date of 1987 at the bottom. In 1987, the Kansas Army National Guard's 891st Engineering Battalion's 242nd Engineering Company performed some work on the bridge and placed this monument as a marker. The turreted castle is a simplified profile of the US Army Corps of Engineers "Engineer's Castle."

— Submitted February 15, 2024, by Brian J Herr of Olathe, Kansas.

Chase County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Chase County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on August 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.