Eudora in Douglas County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
4 East 7th Street
Eudora City Hall
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014
1. 4 East 7th Street Marker
The current City Hall building was completed in 1955. The first City Hall, which was originally built as a school house in 1860, was also situated at this location until it was moved to 731 Maple Street. The community of Eudora was established in 1857 in the midst of the Bleeding Kansas conflict, when German immigrants purchased land from a Shawnee Indian leader named Paschal Fish to form the community.
Erected 2012 by Eudora Area Historical Society and Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.
Location. 38° 56.806′ N, 95° 5.914′ W. Marker is in Eudora, Kansas, in Douglas County. It is at the intersection of 7th Street and Main Street, on the left when traveling east on 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 East 7th 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: Eudora's First Bell (a few steps from this marker); 700 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 701 Main Street (within shouting distance of this
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2014
2. 4 East 7th Street and Marker
via Where the Wakarusa Meets the Kaw, unknown
3. 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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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 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
