Americus in Lyon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013

1. Civil War Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of our dead soldiers

In memory of our sisters who are gone.

Erected by Americus Post No. 249 G.A.R. and W.R.C. No. 158.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 38° 30.957′ N, 96° 14.497′ W. Memorial is in Americus, Kansas, in Lyon County. It can be reached from Road G. Memorial is in Americus Cemetery, on Road G north of 245th Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Americus KS 66835, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kansas’ Flint Hills.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Bethel Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Garfield School Bell (approx. 6.7 miles away); John B. Anderson Memorial Library (approx. 7½ miles away); Prairie Passages (approx. 7½ miles away); Corky (approx. 7.8 miles away); "Our Flag Was Still There…" (approx. 8 miles away); Hovgard Memorial Tower (approx. 8.1 miles away); William Allen White House (approx. 8.2 miles away).

Regarding Civil War Memorial. G.A.R. stands for Grand Army of the Republic, and W.R.C. stands for Woman's Relief Corps.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013

2. Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013

3. Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013

4. Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013

5. Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013

6. Civil War Memorial

In G.A.R. Section of cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 1, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.