Riverview in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Eliza Burton Conley

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2013

1. Eliza Burton Conley Marker

Inscription.

Departed this life May 28, 1946

Attorney at Law
Only woman ever admitted to
the United States Supreme Court

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1863.

Location. 39° 6.907′ N, 94° 37.546′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in Riverview. It can be reached from Minnesota Avenue. Marker is in the Huron Indian Cemetery, with entrance off 7th Street north of Ann Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 777 North 7th Street, Kansas City KS 66101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Helena Conley (here, next to this marker); Silas Armstrong (within shouting distance of this marker); The History of the Wyandot Indian Nation (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Judge Cordell D. Meeks, Sr. Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church and First African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Mary's Church (approx. ¼ mile away); This Gateway to Kansas (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Regarding Eliza Burton Conley. First woman to argue a case at the United States Supreme Court.

Also see . . .
1. Eliza "Lyda" Burton Conley. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. “Trespassers, Beware!”: Lyda Burton Conley and the Battle for Huron Place Cemetery. Yale Journal of Law and Feminism magazine entry (Submitted on October 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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2. Eliza Burton Conley

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2013

3. Eliza Burton Conley Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 823 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on February 9, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on October 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.