Liberal in Seward County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
War Memorial
those who offered their lives
in the service of our country
In memory of
David Rathkey
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England;
Stephen Driscoll
New York City Fire Department;
Lenny Ragaglia
New York City Police Department;
and all those who gave
their lives on behalf of our
Country on September 11, 2001
Erected by American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Others.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Afghanistan • War, World II.
Location. 37° 2.549′ N, 100° 55.243′ W. Memorial is in Liberal, Kansas, in Seward County. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Avenue. Memorial is on the grounds of the Seward County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 515 North Washington Avenue, Liberal KS 67901, 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, 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seward County War Dead and Missing in Action (a few steps from this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Liberal Memorial Library (about 500 feet away); The Pioneer Mother of Kansas (about 600 feet away); International Pancake Day (about 600 feet away); Rock Island Lines (approx. 0.2 miles away); When Coronado came to Kansas (approx. 0.8 miles away); Original Hand-Dug Well (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberal.
Also see . . . Seward County, Kansas, Official Website. (Submitted on June 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 836 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 3, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.



