Ottawa in Franklin County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civil War Memorial
1861 - Civil War - 1865
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 16, 2013
1. Civil War Memorial Marker
Our Fathers Saved
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Dedicated May 12 - 1937
to our fathers
Erected 1937 by the Daughters of Union Veterans.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 36.668′ N, 95° 16.092′ W. Memorial is in Ottawa, Kansas, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Ottawa KS 66067, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ottawa Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Street, 500 Block South and City Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Dietrich Cabin, 1859 (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Street, 400 Block South (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Franklin County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Franklin County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Down Town Ottawa Historic District (approx. Ό mile away); Pickrell Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 16, 2013
2. Civil War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
