Lakin in Kearny County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2012
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
In memory of Ex-Service Men of Kearny County
Presented to the City of Lakin in memory of the Wm. Streain Family
Erected 1954 by Florence Streain Beiderwell.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 37° 57.075′ N, 101° 14.909′ W. Memorial is in Lakin, Kansas, in Kearny County. It is on U.S. 50/400 east of Road T, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is at Lakin Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lakin KS 67860, 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 the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Santa Fe Trail (approx. Ύ mile away); Site of O'Loughlin's Trading Post (approx. one mile away); The White House (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1.1 miles away); Chouteau's Island (approx. 2 miles away); Santa Fe Trail Ruts (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakin.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 11, 2012
2. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
