Hillsboro in Marion County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

A Place of Meditation

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011

1. A Place of Meditation Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dedicated to those from this community that gave their lives in combat while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States Government

William L Klassen • Irwin W Harder • Karl W Schroeder • Alfred L Schroeder • Leo J Warkentin • Roy Flaming • Ronald Schultz • Herbert Janzen • Winston Toews

Erected by Hillsboro American Legion Post 366.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 20.75′ N, 97° 12.47′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, Kansas, in Marion County. Memorial is on Memorial Drive, in the median. Monument is in Memorial Park, about 800 feet south of D Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsboro KS 67063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crossing of Historic American Trails (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hillsboro Airport (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Mennonite Church

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(approx. half a mile away); Alexanderfeld Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ebenfeld Centennial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Frantz L. Groening (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011

2. A Place of Meditation

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 718 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.