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Old Town in Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

College Hill Streetcar No. 230

People of Kansas Trail Walk Path

 
 
College Hill Streetcar No. 230 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011
1. College Hill Streetcar No. 230 Marker
Inscription.
"It (streetcar 230 on the College Hill line) is a moving...collection of junk, rattling and torturing its inmates in a manner that would bring tears to the eyes of the turnkey of a Russian prison...If you can stand up in the car for a mile after dinner and still retain your dinner, life insurance is superfluous in your case. You will live forever."

Wichita Eagle, June 1919

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Erected by City of Wichita and Sunflower Title.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
 
Location. 37° 41.17′ N, 97° 19.762′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is in Old Town. Marker is on Douglas Avenue east of the railroad overpass, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wichita KS 67202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. McCormick Harvester Building (a few steps from this marker); Hauser Garrison Dry Goods Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial / Residential Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Walterscheid Pump Factory & Machine Shop Building
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); F. G. & C. H. Smyth & Sons Building (about 300 feet away); O. A. Boyle Building (about 400 feet away); Commercial Building (about 400 feet away); Wichita Casket Company Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.
 
Also see . . .  Wichita Walking Trail Overview Map. (Submitted on October 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
College Hill Streetcar No. 230 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 24, 2011
2. College Hill Streetcar No. 230 Marker
On lamppost. Looking west along Douglas Avenue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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