Fort Dodge in Ford County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Wagnor Memorial Fountain
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
1. Wagnor Memorial Fountain Marker
the Kansas Soldiers Home by
Elizabeth Jackson
in memory of her son,
James S. Wagnor,
who lost his life Oct. 8, 1942
while a Japanese prisoner of war.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 37° 44.014′ N, 99° 56.378′ W. Memorial is in Fort Dodge, Kansas, in Ford County. It is on U.S. 400 Ό mile west of Sheridan Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is on the grounds of the Kansas Soldiers' Home. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Dodge KS 67843, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, on the High Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Dodge (within shouting distance of this marker); Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Storehouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commanding Officer's Quarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Dodge (approx. Ό mile away); Sutler Store (approx. Ό mile away); Enlisted Men's Barracks (approx. Ό mile away); Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Dodge.
Also see . . . Kansas Soldiers' Home, Fort Dodge. Kansas Office of Veterans Affairs website entry (Submitted on May 18, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012
2. Wagnor Memorial Fountain and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
