Hays in Ellis County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Avenue of Flags
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016
1. Avenue of Flags Marker
Erected 1984 by American Legion and Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary, and Forty and Eight.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 38° 53.08′ N, 99° 19.113′ W. Memorial is in Hays, Kansas, in Ellis County. It can be reached from Vine Street. The Avenue of Flags is in Mount Allen Cemetery, off Vine Street (US 183) south of 27th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hays KS 67601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Kansas’ Smoky Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); You Now Stand On The Original Boot Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. one mile away); Walker Army Air Field (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); St. Joseph Church (approx. one mile away); The Volga Germans (approx. one mile away); Col. Wm. F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hays.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016
2. Mount Allen Cemetery Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016
3. Avenue of Flags and Mount Allen Cemetery Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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