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Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Crime Victims' Rights Tree

 
 
Crime Victims' Rights Tree Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
1. Crime Victims' Rights Tree Marker
Inscription.
This tree is dedicated
in honor of
Attorney General
Robert T. Stephan

for his leadership
in passage of laws and
a Constitutional Amendment
on behalf of the rights of
all crime victims in Kansas
July 1, 1989

 
Erected 1989.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1989.
 
Location. 39° 2.826′ N, 95° 40.699′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It can be reached from Southwest 10th Street. Marker is along the Kansas Veterans' Walk leading to the southwest entrance of the Kansas State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka KS 66612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. 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: Kansas Veterans' Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Gold Star Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Freedom Tree (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Freedom Tree (a few steps from this marker); Kansas Veterans' Walk (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Kansas Veterans' Walk (within shouting
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distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Freedom Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Governor Landon's Acceptance (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.
 
Also see . . .
1. Kansas Crime Victims Bill of Rights. Levenworth County CA's Office website entry (Submitted on September 10, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 

2. Victims' Rights. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Crime Victims' Rights Tree and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011
2. Crime Victims' Rights Tree and Marker
Looking southeast
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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