Mapleton in Bourbon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Mrs. Rosco Chenoweth
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2012
1. Mrs. Rosco Chenoweth Marker
in memory of
Mrs. Rosco Chenoweth
First president of the
Home & Garden Club
Erected 1949 by the Home & Garden Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Women.
Location. 38° 0.904′ N, 94° 53.049′ W. Marker is in Mapleton, Kansas, in Bourbon County. It is on 6th Street (State Highway 31) west of Eldon Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is on the north side of the town park, opposite the post office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 West 6th Street, Mapleton KS 66754, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sacred Heart Catholic Church (approx. 9½ miles away); Mound City Bandwagon (approx. 9½ miles away); Fort Montgomery (approx. 9½ miles away); Wesley Chapel Bell (approx. 9½ miles away); Clausen Cabin (approx. 9½ miles away); Log Corncrib (approx. 9.6 miles away); Windmill and Water Trough (approx. 9.6 miles away); Number 9 School (approx. 9.6 miles away).
Regarding Mrs. Rosco Chenoweth. Josephine (nee Kennedy) Chenoweth, 1888-1948,
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2012
2. Mrs. Rosco Chenoweth Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
