Lyons in Rice County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Workman Park

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2016

1. Workman Park Marker

Inscription.

This land was deeded
to the
City of Lyons
by J. W. and Mahala
Workman
on
August 7, 1882

This tablet dedicated
to their memory
by a grateful citizenry
1945

Erected 1945 by the Citizens of Lyons.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1882.

Location. 38° 20.819′ N, 98° 12.029′ W. Marker is in Lyons, Kansas, in Rice County. It is on Commercial Street east of Grand Avenue (Kansas Highway 14), on the left when traveling east. Marker is along a Workman Park walking path. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyons KS 67554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Kansas. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War and Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rice County Historical Mural (approx. ¼ mile away); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cow Creek Station (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Land of Quivira (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fray Juan de Padilla (approx. 4.1 miles away); Cooper Hall (approx. 8.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lyons.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Coronado and Quivira

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(was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Workman Park. (Submitted on June 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Workman Park and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2016

2. Workman Park and Marker

Workman Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2016

3. Workman Park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 517 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.