Osawatomie in Miami County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Pat Devilin and "Jayhawk"

Osawatomie Driving Tour

Pat Devilin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2013

1. Pat Devilin Marker

Inscription.

Free-State Irishman
Pat Devilin
said a
Jayhawk
is a bird that
worried its prey before
devouring it.
Legend of the Jayhawk (Marker Number 3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kansas, Osawatomie Driving Tour series list.

Location. 38° 29.937′ N, 94° 56.993′ W. Marker is in Osawatomie, Kansas, in Miami County. It is on Main Street west of 5th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 539 Main Street, Osawatomie KS 66064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas, specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country,

and in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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 walking distance of this marker: Old Stone Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Old Stone Church (about 600 feet away); Land Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Potawatomi Trail of Death (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Brown Country (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Land Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the Battle of Osawatomie (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Osawatomie.

Also see . . . Jayhawker. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Pat Devilin and "Jayhawk" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Onions, March 15, 2020

2. Pat Devilin and "Jayhawk" Marker

Updated photo without the rosebushes in the way.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2013

3. Pat Devilin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on March 16, 2020, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. 3. submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Close photo of marker when roses are not in bloom. • The rose bushes look like they've been removed. Entry has been updated with the new picture. • Can you help?