Hartford in Lyon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Hartford Collegiate Institute

Built c. 1861

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2012

1. Hartford Collegiate Institute NRHP Marker

Inscription. has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 38° 18.456′ N, 95° 57.368′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Kansas, in Lyon County. Marker is on College Street south of Plumb Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hartford KS 66854, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. All Veterans Tribute (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welcome to Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 2½ miles away); Tallgrass Prairie (approx. 2½ miles away); Managing Moist Soil Areas (approx. 2½ miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 9.2 miles away); City of Lebo (approx. 9.2 miles away); Lamont School (approx. 13.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

Also see . . .
1. Hartford Collegiate Institute: National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Kansas Historical Society website entry:
(Submitted on March 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Hartford Collegiate Institute. Blackmar's Kansas Cyclopedia

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(1912) entry (Submitted on March 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. Hartford. Cutler's History of Kansas (1883) entry (Submitted on March 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Hartford Collegiate Institute and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2012

2. Hartford Collegiate Institute and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.