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

War Mothers Memorial

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

1. War Mothers Memorial Sculpture

Inscription. [American Indian woman sculpture with eagle feathers attached to United States Armed Forces emblem medallions as well as service emblems on wall behind sculpture]

Erected 2005 by Haskell Veterans Club and Auxiliary.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women.

Location. 38° 56.439′ N, 95° 13.971′ W. Memorial is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County. It is on Barker Avenue south of Pawnee Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is adjacent to the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, on the grounds of the Haskell Indian Nations University. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lawrence KS 66046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Haskell Indian Nations University (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Haskell Indian Nations University (within shouting distance of this marker); Haskell Indian Nations University Timeline (within shouting distance of this marker); Haskell Celebration 1926 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Haskell Stadium Memorial Arch (about 300 feet away); Hiawatha Hall

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(about 500 feet away); Tecumseh Hall (about 600 feet away); Haskell Bandstand/Gazebo (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrence.

Also see . . . Haskell Indian Nations University. (Submitted on September 29, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

War Mothers Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

2. War Mothers Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 526 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.