Shannon Township in Atchison in Atchison County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Mount Saint Scholastica Monastery
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
1. Mount Saint Scholastica Monastery NRHP Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 39° 33.18′ N, 95° 7.454′ W. Marker is in Atchison, Kansas, in Atchison County. It is in Shannon Township. It is on South 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 South 8th Street, Atchison KS 66002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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: The Bridge Over 4th of July 1804 Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); 4th of July, 1804 Creek (approx. half a mile away); Working Men of the Railroads (approx. half a mile away); Birthplace of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company (approx. half a mile away); Founding of the Santa Fe Railway (approx. 0.6 miles away); Atchison County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Atchison County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching of George Johnson (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atchison.
Also see . . .
1. Mount Saint Scholastica Convent National Register Nomination
this page online
2. Benedictine Sisters of Mount Saint Scholastica: A Brief Timeline. (Submitted on October 11, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
2. Mount Saint Scholastica Monastery
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
3. Mount Saint Scholastica Monastery Chapel
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
4. Mount Saint Scholastica Monastery Grounds
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
5. Mount Saint Scholastica Monastery Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 11, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
