Pawnee Rock in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Nehemiah Carson
1826 - 1846
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2012
1. Nehemiah Carson Marker
Company G 1st Regiment
Missouri Mounted Infantry
Mexican War
Pvt Carson died of some unknown illness
at this point on July 13, 1846
and was buried on the following day
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Mexican-American.
Location. 38° 16.323′ N, 98° 58.897′ W. Marker is in Pawnee Rock, Kansas, in Barton County. Marker is near the east face of Pawnee Rock, at Pawnee Rock State Historical Site, off SW 112th Avenue/Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pawnee Rock KS 67567, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Along Came the Line of Wagons" (a few steps from this marker); "A Point of Red Rocks" (a few steps from this marker); "A Rallying Point for the Indians" (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); William Becknell (within shouting distance of this marker); “One of the Grandest Sights Ever Beheld” (within shouting distance of this marker); Marking the Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawnee Rock.
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2012
2. Nehemiah Carson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 628 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
