Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Blacksmith Shop

1873

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012

1. Blacksmith Shop Marker

Old Prairie Town at Historic Ward-Meade Park
Shawnee County Parks & Recreation entry:
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Inscription.
This log building depicts a small blacksmith shop in the 1800's. A blacksmith created tools, railings, fences, horseshoes, weapons and cooking utensils and was an important and necessary part of pioneer life. Anthony Ward was a wheelwright and blacksmith who fixed wagons for travelers along the Oregon Trail. This log building was built in 1873.

Erected by Old Prairie Town.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 39° 3.774′ N, 95° 40.987′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It can be reached from Northwest Fillmore Street. Marker is in Old Prairie Town at Historic Ward-Meade Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 NW Fillmore Street, Topeka KS 66606, 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 walking distance of this marker: Everest Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); David Puff (within shouting distance of this marker); Barber Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Potwin Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Mulvane General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Ward-Meade Mansion

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Ward-Meade Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Victor Schoolhouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.

Also see . . . Ward-Meade Park, Topeka KS. Kansas Travel website entry (Submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Blacksmith Shop and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2012

2. Blacksmith Shop and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.