Near Zeandale in Riley County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Chris Barr's Cabin

Built in 1863

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2012

1. Chris Barr's Cabin Marker

Inscription. Cabin found in house, when house was torn down in 1962

Refurbished by
Zeandale Senior Citizens
1992

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 39° 7.757′ N, 96° 28.402′ W. Marker is near Zeandale, Kansas, in Riley County. It is on Pillsbury Crossing Road 0.6 miles east of Deep Creek Road (Kansas Highway 911), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manhattan KS 66502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Konza Prairie (approx. 3½ miles away); Geology at Konza (approx. 3½ miles away); The Tallgrass Prairie

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(approx. 3.6 miles away); Blackjack Springs (approx. 5.2 miles away); Fort Leavenworth - Fort Riley Military Road (approx. 5.2 miles away); Manhattan's Union Pacific Depot - Revived (approx. 5.6 miles away); Change & Growth (approx. 5.7 miles away); Yuma Street (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Riley County, in Cutler's History of Kansas (1883). Kansas Collection Books website entry (Submitted on February 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Chris Barr's Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2012

2. Chris Barr's Cabin and Marker

Chris Barr's Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2012

3. Chris Barr's Cabin

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2012

4. Chris Barr's Cabin

Chris Barr's Cabin Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2012

5. Chris Barr's Cabin Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,861 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.