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

Haymarket Square

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2025

1. Haymarket Square Marker

Inscription.
In 1866 this area was given to the city to be used by farmers selling their products. For sale were hay, wood, live poultry, eggs, hand churned butter, farm smoked hams and bacon, and fruits and vegetables in season. Horese and mules were traded. Here was the city scale.

The watering trough, essential for the watering of animals, became the focal point of the Square.

Later, when farming became specialized, generally only one type of crop per farm was produced. This food was sold thorugh huge markets.

The Farmers Market was abandoned and the Square became an automobile parking lot in 1949.

Erected 1977 by Leavenworth County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 39° 18.996′ N, 94° 55.082′ W. Marker is in Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It is at the intersection of Cherokee Street and 7th Street, on the left when traveling west on Cherokee Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 649 Cherokee Street, Leavenworth KS 66048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

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 walking distance of this marker: William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (here, next to this marker); 1744

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(within shouting distance of this marker); "Trails" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); "In Honor of the Military" (about 800 feet away); Davis Funeral Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Leavenworth Masonic Building Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ft. Leavenworth - Ft. Scott Military Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Merritt Insley House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leavenworth.

Also see . . . Haymarket Square Information. City website entry (Submitted on March 29, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2011

2. Haymarket Square Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2011

3. Haymarket Square Marker

Looking east along Cherokee Street.

Haymarket Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2011

4. Haymarket Square

Marker is on other side of concrete block in foreground

Haymarket Square Farmers Market Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 30, 2011

5. Haymarket Square Farmers Market Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 29, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.