Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Richards Building

1900

— Fort Scott Historic District 1860 —

Richards Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 26, 2012

1. Richards Building Marker

Inscription. Newspaper & commercial office building of Mr. Joseph Ralph Richards attorney, author, businessman & historian

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 37° 50.404′ N, 94° 42.363′ W. Marker is in Fort Scott, Kansas, in Bourbon County. It is on Main Street near 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 South Main Street, Fort Scott KS 66701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

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: Ingham Building (a few steps from this marker); Gordon Parks (a few steps from this

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marker); Moody Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroads in Fort Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Scott during the Civil War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jacob "Merritt" Anthony (about 300 feet away); Professor Ernest Hawkins (about 400 feet away); Gunn Park (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Scott.

Also see . . . Fort Scott Downtown Historic District. (Submitted on July 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Richards Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 26, 2012

2. Richards Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.