Peabody in Marion County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Fairplay Church [Bell]

1892 - 1974

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2016

1. Fairplay Church [Bell] Marker

Inscription. Location - 4 miles south 1 mile east from southeast corner of Peabody

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.

Location. 38° 10.031′ N, 97° 6.377′ W. Marker is in Peabody, Kansas, in Marion County. It is on Division Avenue east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the Peabody Historical Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 East Division Avenue, Peabody KS 66866, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Free Public Library Building in Kansas (here, next to this marker); Peabody High School Light Poles (a few steps from this marker); Carnegie Library (a few steps from this marker); J. S. Schroeder Building (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mennonite Centennial Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Turkey Red Wheat (approx. 8.4 miles away); Ebenfeld Centennial (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peabody.

Also see . . . C. S. Bell and his bellfoundry.

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(Submitted on June 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Fairplay Church [Bell] and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2016

2. Fairplay Church [Bell] and Marker

Fairplay Church [Bell] Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2016

3. Fairplay Church [Bell] Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.