Oketo in Marshall County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Z. H. Moore General Store
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
1. Z. H. Moore General Store Marker
1884
Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places
June 24, 1976
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is June 24, 1976.
Location. 39° 57.824′ N, 96° 36.036′ W. Marker is in Oketo, Kansas, in Marshall County. It is at the intersection of State Street and Center Street, on the right when traveling north on State Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oketo KS 66518, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oketo School District 20 (a few steps from this marker); Oketo Cut-Off of Overland Trail (approx. Ύ mile away); The Oto and Missouri Agency (approx. 5.8 miles away in Nebraska); Civil War Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away); S. M. N. & R. American Legion Post 163 Veterans Memorial (approx. 8½ miles away); a different marker also named Marysville (approx. 8½ miles away); Marshall County Veterans Memorial (approx. 8½ miles away); Marysville, Kan. (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oketo.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Marysville (was approx. 8½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Z. H. Moore General Store National Register Nomination. (Submitted on October 17, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Marshall County in Cutler's History (1883). (Submitted on October 17, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
2. Z. H. Moore General Store and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
