Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Bicentennial Flag Memorial
Introduction
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
1. Bicentennial Flag Memorial Dedication Marker
Dedicated to the many veterans who sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today.
Flags have traditionally been symbols of persons united in some common association or effort. Within the American heritage, there have been many diverse interests and transitory associations and as a result many flags have flown over America. The first “flags” were not like any of the ones flown here. Rather, they were the eagle feather flags of the American Indian. Such flags were typically carried by a man who flanked the leader of a war party. Their purpose was to aid the party in locating the leader to obtain his commands. The eagle feather flag has mingled with and been followed by literally hundreds of other flags. Thirteen of these are displayed in this Veterans Memorial Plaza. They are intended to commemorate that first “flag” and the diversity of purposes and peoples who have contributed to this Countrys enrichment.
Tactile Braille American Flag
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Erected 2007 by City of Wichita and Sons of the American Revolution.
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Location. 37° 41.387′ N, 97° 20.661′ W. Memorial is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It can be reached from North Waco Avenue. Memorial is in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 339 North Greenway, Wichita KS 67202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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: Columbus Standard (here, next to this marker); Union Flag (here, next to this marker); Commander In Chief's Personal Flag (here, next to this marker); Grand Union Flag (here, next to this marker); Thirteen Star Flag (Bennington Flag) (here, next to this marker); French Tricolor (a few steps from this marker); Flag of Fifteen Stripes (a few steps from this marker); Stars and Stripes (1818) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.
Also see . . . Veterans Memorial Park of Wichita. (Submitted on June 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
2. Bicentennial Flag Memorial Introduction Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
3. Bicentennial Flag Memorial Tactile Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
4. Bicentennial Flag Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
5. Veterans Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 700 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
