Highland in Doniphan County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
1. Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M. Marker
Chartered March 17, 1856
Dedicated June 8, 1991
M[ost] W[orshipful] Conrad F Johnson
First Grand Master from Smithton Lodge
AF and AM of Kansas
Erected by Smithton Lodge No. 1.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical date for this entry is March 17, 1856.
Location. 39° 51.58′ N, 95° 16.068′ W. Marker is in Highland, Kansas, in Doniphan County. It is on Main Street near Genesee Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 306 West Main Street, Highland KS 66035, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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: Rubeti Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Irvin Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Highland Community College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Highland Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sir Knight John W. Smith / Daniel D. Vanderslice (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cooperation and Conflict on the Trail (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Iowa, Sac and Fox Mission (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Highland Presbyterian Mission (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highland.
Also see . . .
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
2. Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M. Marker
In Degginer Park, across Main Street from Lodge
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
3. Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M. Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
4. Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M. Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
5. Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M. Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
6. Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M. Cornerstone
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
7. Looking West Along Main Street
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 2, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 2, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on October 4, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on October 2, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
