Holton in Jackson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Edward D. Holton
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
1. Edward D. Holton Marker
Abolitionist
Holton Kansas
Est. 1857
Erected by the City of Holton.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 39° 27.876′ N, 95° 44.073′ W. Marker is in Holton, Kansas, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Pennsylvania Avenue. Marker is at City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 430 Pennsylvania Avenue, 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: Jackson County Courthouse Horse Water Trough (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Jim Lane (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Company E, 137th Infantry Regt, 35th Infantry Div (approx. Ό mile away); Livestock Water Trough (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of the Spurs (approx. 7 miles
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of the Spurs (was approx. 7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. History of Holton, Kansas. City website entry (Submitted on March 23, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. History of Jackson County, Kansas. Kansapedia website entry (Submitted on March 23, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. "Travels with Jottings, from Midland to the Pacific" by Edward Dwight Holton. Library of Congress website entry (Submitted on March 23, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
2. Edward D. Holton Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
