Robert Alexander Long
1875
Robert Alexander Long in 1875 established his first lumber yard at this site. Fifty years later Long-Bell lumber company was the largest lumber company in the world.
www.ralonghistoricalsociety.org
Erected by Columbus Telephone Co., G & W Foods, and R.A. Long Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
Location. 37° 10.317′ N, 94° 50.546′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Kansas, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of Kansas Avenue and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Kansas Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 North Kansas Avenue, Columbus KS 66725, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country. 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 New Spain and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Columbus State Bank 100th Anniversary (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cherokee County WWI Veterans Memorial Clock Tower (about 600 feet away); Three-Way Interlocking Crossing (approx. Ό mile away); The History of Columbus (approx. Ύ mile away); 1932 Plymouth 0-6-0 Switch Engine (approx. 7.4 miles away); Southern Pacific Bay Window Caboose
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Also see . . .
1. Robert Alexander Long Historical Society. Website homepage (Submitted on August 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Biography of Robert Alexander Long. (Submitted on August 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 1, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on August 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
