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Missouri Pacific Depot Veterans Memorial

 
 
Missouri Pacific Depot Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
1. Missouri Pacific Depot Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription. Honoring those who passed through this depot answering their call to duty during WWII
 
Erected by American Legion Post #81.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & StreetcarsWar, World II.
 
Location. 37° 49.291′ N, 96° 50.952′ W. Marker is in El Dorado, Kansas, in Butler County. Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 77) and 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 430 North Main Street, El Dorado KS 67042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William Allen White (approx. 0.3 miles away); Signers of the Declaration of Independence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. 0.3 miles away); Celebration of Freedom Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Gypsy Spudder (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Central Power Unit (approx. 0.4 miles away); Star Drilling Machine (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Dorado.
 
Also see . . .
1. History of the Missouri Pacific Depot, El Dorado KS. (Submitted on June 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. El Dorado Missouri Pacific Depot National Register Nomination.
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(Submitted on June 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Missouri Pacific Depot and Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
2. Missouri Pacific Depot and Veterans Memorial
Missouri Pacific Depot image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
3. Missouri Pacific Depot
Statue of Liberty in foreground, with WWII Memorial in distance, near depot
Missouri Pacific Depot Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011
4. Missouri Pacific Depot Sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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