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

The Munn Pioneer Memorial

Ad Astra Per Aspera

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., 102/2011

1. The Munn Pioneer Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

To Commemorate the Achievements of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas

[The historical content is evident in the sculpture and reliefs]

Erected 1939 by Lillie Gordon Munn.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 3.137′ N, 95° 43.621′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. Marker is at the intersection of SW 10th Avenue and SW Zoo Parkway, on the right when traveling west on SW 10th Avenue. Memorial is in Gage Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Topeka KS 66606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. V. F. W. Lawn (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kansas Army and Air National Guard (about 400 feet away); Topeka Chapter, The Military Order of the World Wars (about 400 feet away); Shawnee County World War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Northeast Kansas Korean War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Martin Luther

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

(approx. 1.2 miles away); Gettysburg Address (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.

Additional commentary.
1. carvers
Frank Stedron also carved on this he took pictures of it and brought them home to his kids, the artist who signed the work did not carve this by himself.

— Submitted August 17, 2014, by Sandi Inman of Hatfield, Indiana.