Liberal in Seward County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

International Pancake Day

Official Starting Line of the International Pancake Race

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

1. International Pancake Day Marker

Inscription. R. J. Leete, Liberal, Kansas Jaycee President in 1950, issued a challenge to Vicar Ronald Collins of Olney, England to turn his 500-year-old race into an international event....thus beginning a Shrove Tuesday tradition of peace, goodwill and friendship.

Erected 1992.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Notable Events • Peace. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1904.

Location. 37° 2.627′ N, 100° 55.331′ W. Marker is in Liberal, Kansas, in Seward County. It is at the intersection of Kansas Avenue (U.S. 83) and 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on Kansas Avenue. Marker is on the grounds of the Liberal Memorial Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 519 North Kansas Avenue, Liberal KS 67901, 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,

and specifically on the High Plains.

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 Comanchería,

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: The Pioneer Mother of Kansas (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberal Memorial Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Seward County War Dead and Missing in Action (about 700

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feet away); Rock Island Lines (approx. 0.3 miles away); When Coronado came to Kansas (approx. one mile away); Original Hand-Dug Well (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberal.

Also see . . .
1. International Pancake Day. (Submitted on June 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 2012 Pancake Day Race at YouTube. (Submitted on June 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

2. International Pancake Day Marker

Memorial Library in background

International Pancake Day Race Silhouette image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

3. International Pancake Day Race Silhouette

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

4. International Pancake Day Race Silhouette

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

5. International Pancake Day Marker

Looking north along Kansas Avenue toward 6th Street

International Pancake Day Time Capsule image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

6. International Pancake Day Time Capsule

International Pancake Day Race Mural at City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

7. International Pancake Day Race Mural at City Hall

International Pancake Day Race Mural at City Hall (Detail) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 10, 2012

8. International Pancake Day Race Mural at City Hall (Detail)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,003 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.