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

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial

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

1. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Marker

Inscription. This fountain is dedicated by the Woman’s Relief Corps Number 9, Department of Kansas, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic as an enduring memorial of perpetual service to the living, in loving remembrance of Comrade Robert S. and Mary J. McFarland

Erected by Woman's Relief Corps No. 9, Department of Kansas.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 38° 57.469′ N, 95° 12.71′ W. Memorial is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County. It is in Brook Creek. It can be reached from Oak Hill Avenue. Monument is in Oak Hill Cemetery, accessed off Oak Hill Avenue, east of Elmwood Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1605 Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence KS 66044, 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: Citizens Memorial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Larry Brown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Adolph Frederick Rupp (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dean Smith (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. James Naismith (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrence.

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

2. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial

Marker is on other side of rectangular block in photo foreground

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

3. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial

Looking southeast

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.