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

Helena Conley

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

1. Helena Conley Marker

Inscription.

Wyandotte National Burying Ground
"Cursed be the villain that
molest their graves"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eliza Burton Conley (here,

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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.

Also see . . .
1. Huron Indian Cemetery. Atlas Obscura website entry (Submitted on April 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Huron Indian Cemetery. Wyandotte Nation of Kansas website entry (Submitted on October 8, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

3. Last of Conleys Joins Family. Kansas City Public Library website entry (Submitted on October 8, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

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

2. Helena Conley Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 769 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.