Iola State Bank and Madison Avenue
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Looking west on Madison Avenue, you can see the street trolley cars and the horse and buggies. The architecture of the buildings remains the same 110 years later.
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The Iola State Bank building was very modern for its time. In the "Depression" of the 1930s the Iola State Bank had a buzzer system connected to Stanley Toland's law office located in the upstairs of the adjoining building to the south. Mr. Toland, who grew up on a farm, was handy with a rifle, and if the buzzer rang, he was to lean out of his office window and shoot any fleeing robbers! Fortunately, he never had to.
Erected 2014 by Iola CITF/PRIDE.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 37° 55.302′ N, 95° 24.198′ W. Marker is in Iola, Kansas, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Madison Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Jefferson Avenue. Marker is on the east side of the Courthouse Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 South Jefferson Avenue, Iola KS 66749, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. 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.
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
