Princeton in Franklin County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Civil War Memorial

Loyalty and Patriotism

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 16, 2013

1. Civil War Memorial

Inscription. In memory of our soldiers
who fought in the Great Rebellion of
1861 - 1865

Erected 1907 by the Princeton Circle No. 33 of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 38° 29.48′ N, 95° 16.088′ W. Memorial is in Princeton, Kansas, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 59 and Green Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 59. Monument is in Princeton Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Princeton KS 66078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern 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 Louisiana Purchase.

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least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dietrich Cabin, 1859 (approx. 8.2 miles away); Ottawa Carnegie Library (approx. 8.3 miles away); a different marker also named Civil War Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away); Main Street, 500 Block South and City Park (approx. 8.3 miles away); Main Street, 400 Block South (approx. 8.4 miles away); The Franklin County Courthouse (approx. 8½ miles away); a different marker also named Franklin County Courthouse (approx. 8½ miles away); The Down Town Ottawa Historic District (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Civil War Memorial Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 16, 2013

2. Civil War Memorial Detail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 16, 2013

3. Civil War Memorial Detail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 16, 2013

4. Civil War Memorial Detail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 16, 2013

5. Civil War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 12, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.