Westmoreland in Pottawatomie County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Elmo Burkman
(September 14, 1921 - October 24, 1997)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012
1. Elmo Burkman Marker
Elmo Burkman
He started the Avenue of Flags
Erected by American Legion Post 186.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 39° 23.034′ N, 96° 25.082′ W. Marker is in Westmoreland, Kansas, in Pottawatomie County. It is on Pine Street. Monument is near the Civil War Memorial in Westmoreland City Cemetery, at the south end of Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Westmoreland KS 66549, 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 walking distance of this marker: Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Burial Site of Oregon Trail Traveler (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wagons Fording Rock Creek (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Route of the Oregon Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Wagon & Team Supplies Needed (approx. 0.7 miles away); One Step at a Time (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Long Journey (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westmoreland.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012
2. Elmo Burkman Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
