Garfield in Pawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Camp Criley 1872
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012
1. Camp Criley 1872 Marker
Camp Criley was established in 1872 as a supply station for workmen building the Santa Fe Railroad, name changed to Garfield in 1873 by pioneers settling here.
This park was planned in 1880 and the first trees planted in April 1882. The Band Shell erected in the early 1900's used for many concerts by local musicians. Hitching Post and Stone Stile used in the early days by ladies when mounting their horse brought from the former A. H. Moffet place. Band Shell and stone fixtures were restored in 1975 with funds from Jordaan Foundation. M. A. W. Jordaan and sons were pioneer farmers in the area.
Congregational Church organized August 1873
Methodist Episcopal Church chartered October 1878
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church June 1879
Bricks in base of the sign are from the school building erected in 1884 and made in local kiln.
Restoration project sponsored by The Camp Criley Belles for the Bi-Centennial of 1976.
Erected by Kansas Historical Society. (Marker Number 110.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kansas Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1882.
Location. 38° 4.519′
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Soldier Town (approx. 7½ miles away); Doesn't Every Fort Have a Wall? (approx. 7½ miles away); Well, Adobe Hospital and Hospital Steward's Quarters (approx. 7.6 miles away); Third Infantry Honored Dead (approx. 7.7 miles away); Soldiers Who Died At Fort Larned (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Great Wagon Road to the Southwest (approx. 7.7 miles away); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 7.9 miles away); Fort Larned (approx. 7.9 miles away).
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012
2. Camp Criley 1872 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,732 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
