Iola in Allen County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Madison Avenue and the Allen County Courthouse
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2015
1. Madison Avenue and the Allen County Courthouse Marker
[Top photo caption reads]
This picture was taken standing in the intersection of South Street & Madison Avenue, looking west. Notice all the different forms of transportation represented in the picture: walking, bicycle, cars, tracks from former trolley, and hitching posts for horses and buggies on the north side of the street.
[Bottom photo caption reads]
This photo was taken in the early 1900s of the Allen County Courthouse. There were four clocks at the top placed in the bell tower. There is one remaining clock and the bell on display across the street on the courthouse lawn.
Erected 2014 by Iola CITF/PRIDE.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 37° 55.278′ N, 95° 24.288′ W. Marker is in Iola, Kansas, in Allen County. It is on Madison Avenue (U.S. 54) west of South Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is on the south side of the Courthouse Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 West Madison Avenue,
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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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George A. Bowlus (here, next to this marker); Nimrod Hankins (within shouting distance of this marker); Intersection of Madison and Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); East Madison Avenue Businesses (within shouting distance of this marker); A.W. Beck (within shouting distance of this marker); Views of Madison Avenue (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Major General Frederick Funston (about 300 feet away); South Jefferson Avenue Businesses (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iola.
Also see . . .
1. History of Iola, Kansas. City website entry (Submitted on May 24, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Allen County in Cutler's History (1883).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2015
2. Madison Avenue and the Allen County Courthouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
