Near Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Sister Teresa Dolan
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 19, 2015
1. Sister Teresa Dolan Marker
Sisters of Mercy
of Kansas in 1886
Erected by Sisters of Mercy.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 37° 50.528′ N, 94° 44.428′ W. Marker is near Fort Scott, Kansas, in Bourbon County. It can be reached from Locust Road. Marker is in the Sisters of Mercy section of St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, on Locust Road, about 0.5 miles west of 205th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Scott KS 66701, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Little White House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fort Scott Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); In Honored Memory (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of Fort Henning (approx. 1.8 miles away); 20th Century Veterans' Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fort Scott Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fort Scott (approx. 1.8 miles away); Milrose Block (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Scott.
Regarding Sister Teresa Dolan. A book
this page online
Also see . . . History of the Sisters of Mercy Order. (Submitted on January 21, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 19, 2015
2. Sister Teresa Dolan Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 19, 2015
3. Sister Teresa Dolan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 21, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
