Gardner in Johnson County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Dodge Sisters' Millinery Shop

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 13, 2016

1. Dodge Sisters' Millinery Shop Marker

Inscription.
A variety of shops have been located in this building: grocery store and warehouse, bakery, jewelry store, café, doctor's office, beauty shop, Miller's Barber Shop, a piano and furniture store, and the Dodge Sisters' Millinery Shop.

Erected 2004.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • Women.

Location. 38° 48.669′ N, 94° 55.531′ W. Marker is in Gardner, Kansas, in Johnson County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 56) west of Elm Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134-138 East Main Street, Gardner KS 66030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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: Farmers Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the first Furniture Store and Undertaker (within shouting distance of this marker); Gardner State Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Bigelow-Foster Mercantile (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gardner Gazette (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First General Store (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Santa Fe Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Herman B. Foster Home (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gardner.

Also see . . . History of Gardner KS. City website entry (Submitted on February 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Dodge Sisters' Millinery Shop and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 13, 2016

2. Dodge Sisters' Millinery Shop and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.