Augusta in Butler County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

C.N. James Trading Post

Built in 1868

— Oldest House in Augusta —

C.N. James Trading Post Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014

1. C.N. James Trading Post Marker

Inscription.

This log cabin housed the store of C.N. James, Post Office, Masonic Lodge, Baptist and Methodist Services and Public School taught by L.N. Blood.

Restored 1941-1967-1993
by Augusta Historical Society

Erected by Augusta Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 37° 40.433′ N, 96° 58.751′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Kansas, in Butler County. It is on State Street south of 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 State Street, Augusta KS 67010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas, in the Flint Hills,

and in Greater Wichita.

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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Towanda (approx. 6.4 miles away); 1991 Tornado Victims (approx. 8.6 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 12.1 miles away); Celebration of Freedom Memorial (approx. 12.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. 12.1 miles away); Signers of the Declaration of Independence

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(approx. 12.1 miles away); William Allen White (approx. 12.2 miles away); Grandma Anderson's House (approx. 12.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Augusta Historical Museum & C. N. James Log Cabin. Kansas Travel website entry (Submitted on April 10, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

C.N. James Cabin image. Click for more information.

via NPS, unknown

2. C.N. James Cabin

National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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C.N. James Trading Post and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014

3. C.N. James Trading Post and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 10, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on November 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.