Halstead in Harvey County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Horse and Buggy Doctor

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2012

1. The Horse and Buggy Doctor Marker

Inscription.

"The Great American Home is that institution in which it is possible for the child to grow to maturity under conditions created and maintained for the good of the child."
Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler

Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler
1870 - 1946
"In the matter of doing good,
obligation ceases only when power fails."
Louis Pastuer [sic]

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 38° 1.583′ N, 97° 29.975′ W. Marker is in Halstead, Kansas, in Harvey County. It is on Hertzler Road (Horse and Buggy Doctor Highway) (State Highway 89) south of U.S. 50, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Halstead Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Halstead KS 67056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Kansas and in Greater Wichita.

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

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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: Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Halstead Santa Fe Depot (approx. 1½ miles away); Lt. Eldo "Pop" Steele (approx. 1½ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Sweezy House (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Old Hardware Store (approx. 1.6 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 1.6 miles away); Scout Park (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halstead.

Also see . . . Arthur Emanual Hertzler. Kansapedia website entry (Submitted on March 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Arthur E. Hertzler Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2012

2. Arthur E. Hertzler Grave Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2012

3. The Horse and Buggy Doctor Marker

Horse and Buggy Doctor Hertzler Memorial Highway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2012

4. Horse and Buggy Doctor Hertzler Memorial Highway Marker

Looking north along Main Street just south of the Little Arkansas River

The Horse and Buggy Doctor Hertzler Memorial Highway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2012

5. The Horse and Buggy Doctor Hertzler Memorial Highway Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 663 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.