Humboldt in Allen County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Colonel Orlin Thurston
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
1. Colonel Thurston Marker
Found dying Secrest
Saw Mill Owner. State Senator.
Founded Newspaper.
Abolitionist.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Communications • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 48.705′ N, 95° 26.218′ W. Memorial is in Humboldt, Kansas, in Allen County. It is on 8th Street near Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 116 North 8th Street, Humboldt KS 66748, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas. 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: Abel Secrest (here, next to this marker); Sophia Fussman (within shouting distance of this marker); J. A. Coffey (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Soldier (about 400 feet away); Kate Burnett (about 400 feet away); 50th Anniversary of Humboldt (about 400 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Humboldt.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. ..the relationship, study marker shown...dying Secrest
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
2. Colonel Thurston Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
3. Colonel Thurston Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 11, 2011
4. Colonel Thurston Marker
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 23, 2023
5. Colonel Orlin Thurston Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 962 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.
