Clay Center in Clay County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015
1. Civil War Memorial
Vol. Defenders
of the Union
1861 - 1865
The men in whose honor this
monument was erected were led
by the fires of liberty.
They fought for no North,
no South, no East, no West, but for
One Glorious and United Country
Erected 1911 by Phil Sheridan Post No. 88, G.A.R. by Public Subscription.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 22.595′ N, 97° 7.545′ W. Memorial is in Clay Center, Kansas, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and 5th Street, on the left when traveling east on Lincoln Avenue. Memorial is on the Clay County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 712 5th Street, Clay Center KS 67432, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clay County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); M60 Tank (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clay Center Municipal Band Shell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Better Homes & Gardens' Highest Community Honor (approx. Ό mile away); Swedesburg Swedish Evangelical First Lutheran Church Cemetery (approx. 8 miles away); Founders of St. John's Parish in 1874 (approx. 11.2 miles away); St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 11.2 miles away).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015
2. Civil War Memorial Dedication
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015
3. Civil War Memorial Epitaph
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 16, 2015
4. Civil War Memorial Inscription
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 24, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
