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Peabody High School Light Poles

 
 
Peabody High School Light Poles Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2016
1. Peabody High School Light Poles Marker
Inscription.
These light poles were from the Peabody High School (1923-1996).

Bob and Susan Marshall of Peabody donated them to the Peabody Historical Society. Installation at this location was a joint effort between the historical society and the Peabody Township Library (Doris Tanner Memorial).

May 2006
 
Erected 2006.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is May 2006.
 
Location. 38° 10.034′ N, 97° 6.383′ W. Marker is in Peabody, Kansas, in Marion County. It is on Division Avenue west of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 North Walnut Street, 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] (a few steps from this marker); First Free Public Library Building in Kansas (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

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(approx. 8.4 miles away); Ebenfeld Centennial (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peabody.
 
Peabody High School Light Poles and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2016
2. Peabody High School Light Poles and Marker
 
 
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 346 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 13, 2026