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

John Brown Battleground

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

1. John Brown Battleground Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Purchased by Department of Kansas
Womans Relief Corps
Dedicated to the
Grand Army of the Republic
Presented to the State of Kansas
for a memorial park

Erected 1909 by Womans Relief Corps Department of Kansas.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 29.91′ N, 94° 57.545′ W. Marker is in Osawatomie, Kansas, in Miami County. Marker is about 125 feet southeast of the Adair Cabin, the centerpiece of the John Brown Museum State Historic Site, in John Brown Memorial Park, with entrance off Main Street at 10th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Osawatomie KS 66064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battle of Osawatomie (a few steps from this marker); John Brown Statue (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Osawatomie (within shouting distance of this marker); T. B. Williams and J. B. Remington (within shouting distance of this marker);

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a different marker also named Battle of Osawatomie (within shouting distance of this marker); John Brown of Kansas (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Battle of Osawatomie (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Osawatomie (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Osawatomie.

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

2. John Brown Battleground Marker

Adair Cabin (John Brown Museum) in background right

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.