Eudora in Douglas County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

715 Main Street

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014

1. 715 Main Street Marker

Inscription. This large brick building is perhaps the most versatile on all of Main Street. Constructed in the early 20th century, the building has been used for drycleaners, barber shops, cafes, undertaking services, watch repair shops, jewelers, shoe stores, physicians, banks, Orthocast/Orthopedic Casting Laboratory Inc. a furniture store, a tavern, an arcade and upstairs apartment. The longest tenet of the building has proven to be Shepard Plumbing, which started in the building in 1988.

Erected 2012 by Eudora Area Historical Society and Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1988.

Location. 38° 56.753′ N, 95° 5.941′ W. Marker is in Eudora, Kansas, in Douglas County. It is on Main Street north of 8th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 715 Main Street, Eudora KS 66025, 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: 719 Main Street (here, next to this marker); 711 Main Street (a few steps from this marker); 720/722 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 724 Main Street

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(within shouting distance of this marker); 726 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 707 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 701 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 736 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eudora.

715 Main Street and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014

2. 715 Main Street and Marker

Photographed by Thomas Onions, March 29, 2015

3. 715 Main Street Marker

Another View of 715 Main Street

History of Eudora, Kansas image. Click for more information.

via Where the Wakarusa Meets the Kaw, unknown

4. History of Eudora, Kansas

Where the Wakarusa Meets the Kaw website entry:
Shawnee Tribal Leader Paschal Fish and his Daughter, Eudora
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 466 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 31, 2015, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. 4. submitted on March 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.