Meade in Meade County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Pioneer Arena Club Women and Pioneer Settlers
Inscription.
"To our pioneer club women and to our pioneer citizens, who builded better than they knew, we dedicate this marker which stands on the site of the old court-house, from which the dated stone was taken."
Erected 1941 by Arena Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1941.
Location. 37° 17.207′ N, 100° 20.383′ W. Marker is in Meade, Kansas, in Meade County. It is on Fowler Street (State Highway 23) north of Belle Meade Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the county courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 North Fowler Street, Meade KS 67864, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Meade County (a few steps from this marker); Veterans and War Memorials (a few steps from this marker); Hoodoo Brown's Road Ranch (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jones & Plummer Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Graceland Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Grace Brown (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Lone Tree Incident (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meade.
Also see . . . Meade County, Kansas, Official Website. (Submitted on May 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 585 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.


