Weir in Cherokee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 21, 2011
1. War Memorial Marker
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 37° 18.639′ N, 94° 46.319′ W. Memorial is in Weir, Kansas, in Cherokee County. It is on Washington Street north of Main Street (Kansas Highway 103), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Weir KS 66781, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 New Spain and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Military Road of 1837 (approx. 4.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); Missouri Pacific Wooden Frame Depot
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 21, 2011
2. War Memorial Marker and Park
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
