Melvern in Osage County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
J. W. Dick-Peddie
Mayor, 1959 to 1963
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2012
1. J. W. Dick-Peddie Marker
Melvern City Water System
Blacktop Streets of Business District
Erection of Disaster Warning Siren
Betterment of Fire Dept. and Equiptment [sic]
General Improvement of Entire City
Erected by the City of Melvern.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics.
Location. 38° 30.373′ N, 95° 38.285′ W. Marker is in Melvern, Kansas, in Osage County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 31) and Hollman Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 SW Main Street, Melvern KS 66510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Melvern Community Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Melvern Civil War Tribute (approx. 3.7 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 8.2 miles away); Olive Ann Mellor Beech (approx. 8.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.4 miles away).
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Also see . . . Melvern, Kansas, Town History. City website entry (Submitted on October 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2012
2. J. W. Dick-Peddie Marker at City Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
