Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Spanish-American War / Philippine Insurrection / China Relief Expedition Monument
the
Valor and Patriotism
of the Men Who Served
in the
War with Spain
Philippine Insurrection
and
China Relief Expedition
1898-1902
Erected 1947 by United Spanish War Veterans.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.
Location. 39° 4.596′ N, 94° 35.262′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. Memorial is on Wyandotte Street, on the right when traveling south. The Marker is in Penn Valley Park, south of the National World War I Museum, at the opposite end of the Liberty Memorial Mall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pioneer Mother Monument (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sisters of Saint Mary (about 700 feet away); The Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles Carroll Spalding (approx. ¼ mile away); William Gebhardt (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flag (approx. 0.3 miles away); Liberty Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); James Silas Calhoun (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
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Also see . . . "The Hiker" (Kitson). (Submitted on November 16, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Boxer Rebellion; Philippine-American War; Kitson's "The Hiker"; Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,329 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on November 16, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 2. submitted on September 15, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 9, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.