Holton in Jackson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Livestock Water Trough
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
1. Livestock Water Trough Marker
This hand-carved boulder was used by the Snyder family to water livestock in Jackson County, Kansas. The rock was moved seveal times and was last located at the home of Delmer Snyder in Holton.
Donated to the City of Holton in his memory.
Erected by the Snyder Family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals.
Location. 39° 27.75′ N, 95° 44.345′ W. Marker is in Holton, Kansas, in Jackson County. It is on Iowa Avenue south of 4th Street (Kansas Highway 116), on the left when traveling south. Marker is north of the tennis courts in Linscott Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Holton KS 66436, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Company E, 137th Infantry Regt, 35th Infantry Div (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson County Courthouse Horse Water Trough (approx. Ό mile away); Edward D. Holton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Jim Lane (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of the Spurs (approx. 7.2 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of the Spurs (was approx. 7.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
2. Livestock Water Trough and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
3. Livestock Water Trough and Otto's Grave Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
4. Otto's Grave Marker & Burial Site
Shepard Keene Linscott, namesake of Linscott Park.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
5. Linscott Park Sign on 4th Street
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 23, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on March 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
