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

First Free Public Library Building in Kansas

Erected 1874

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

1. First Free Public Library Building in Kansas Marker

Inscription. Acquired in 1925 by the
Woman's Relief Corps
as an assembly hall for
The Grand Army of the Republic
and its Auxiliary
The National Woman's Relief Corps.

This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the The Grand Army of the Republic series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 38° 10.032′ N, 97° 6.373′ W. Marker is in Peabody, Kansas, in Marion County. It is on Division Avenue east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Building is the Peabody Historical Museum. 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: Fairplay Church [Bell] (here, next to this marker); Peabody High School Light Poles (a few steps from this marker); Carnegie Library (a few steps from this marker);

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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 . . . Old Peabody Library National Register Nomination. (Submitted on June 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Old Peabody Library NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Old Peabody Library NRHP Marker

Old Peabody Library / G.A.R. Hall and Markers image. Click for full size.

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

3. Old Peabody Library / G.A.R. Hall and Markers

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 407 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.