Near Centerville in Linn County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Log Convent
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013
1. Log Convent Marker
Erected by Indian Awareness Center of the Fulton County Historical Society and St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1842.
Location. 38° 14.063′ N, 94° 56.61′ W. Marker is near Centerville, Kansas, in Linn County. It can be reached from West 1525th Road. Marker is on the grounds of St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park, off 1525th Road, about four miles ENE of Centerville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Centerville KS 66014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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, 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: Priests House (here, next to this marker); Father Petit and the Trail of Death (a few steps from this marker); Log Cabin School (a few steps from this marker); "Quah-Kah-Ka-Num-Ad" (within shouting distance of this marker); Daily Offering (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Onkweonweke Katsitsiio Teotsitsianekaron (within shouting distance of this marker); Ft. Scott and California Road
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Also see . . . St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park, KS. (Submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2013
2. Log Convent Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
