Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Emporia's Liberty Bell

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 2, 2011

1. Emporia's Liberty Bell Monument

Inscription.
Ship's Bell
Frigate
[USS] Emporia [(PF-28)]
Gift from
Department of
National Defense
James Forrestal
Secretary
1946

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.

Location. 38° 23.208′ N, 96° 10.854′ W. Memorial is in Emporia, Kansas, in Lyon County. It is on Commercial Street (State Highway 99), on the right when traveling south. Monument is in All Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 933 South Commercial Street, Emporia KS 66801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kansas’ Flint 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

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of this marker: Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); All Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Alvin J. King (within shouting distance of this marker); Lebanon, Grenada, and Panama Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Emporia High School World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Mothers of America War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Emporia's Mexican American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emporia.

Also see . . . USS Emporia (PF 28) Archive. (Submitted on November 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 2, 2011

2. Emporia's Liberty Bell Monument

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 2, 2011

3. Emporia's Liberty Bell Monument

Emporia's Liberty Bell (from PF 28) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 2, 2011

4. Emporia's Liberty Bell (from PF 28)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.