El Dorado in Butler County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Missouri Pacific Depot Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
1. Missouri Pacific Depot Veterans Memorial Marker
Erected by American Legion Post #81.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II.
Location. 37° 49.291′ N, 96° 50.952′ W. Memorial is in El Dorado, Kansas, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 77) and 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 430 North Main Street, El Dorado KS 67042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas, in the Flint Hills, and in Greater Wichita. 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 of this marker: William Allen White (approx. 0.3 miles away); Signers of the Declaration of Independence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. 0.3 miles away); Celebration of Freedom Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Gypsy Spudder (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Central Power Unit (approx. 0.4 miles away); Star Drilling Machine (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Dorado.
Also see . . .
1. History of the Missouri Pacific Depot, El Dorado KS. (Submitted on June 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. El Dorado Missouri Pacific Depot National Register Nomination.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
2. Missouri Pacific Depot and Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
3. Missouri Pacific Depot
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
4. Missouri Pacific Depot Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
