Frontenac in Crawford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
For God and Country
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 24, 2013
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
This Flag symbolizes Liberty and Justice for all.
The John F. Derby Post No. 43 Frontenac American Legion is proud to display and maintain this flag for all those who died defending it and those who live under it.
Erected 2012 by John F. Derby American Legion Post No. 43.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 37° 27.269′ N, 94° 42.338′ W. Memorial is in Frontenac, Kansas, in Crawford County. It is on Parkview Drive (U.S. 69) south of McKay Street, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is at Ol' Glory Car Wash. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5007 Parkview Drive, Frontenac KS 66763, 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 the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frontenac Veterans Honor Roll (approx. one mile away); Fuller American Legion Post #64 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); H. R. Brown's Grocery Store (approx. 1½ miles away); Green Elm School, District 41 (approx. 1½ miles away); Cow Creek Skirmish (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pittsburg Kansas (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wilkinson Coal Company Steam Shovel
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2013
2. Veterans Memorial Marker and Flag
Sean Steffen, The Morning Sun, November 13, 2012
3. "Group dedicates large flag at car wash"
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on May 19, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 11, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
