Historical Markers and War Memorials in Neodesha, Kansas
Fredonia is the county seat for Wilson County
Neodesha is in Wilson County
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From this discovery well the field spread first west then south to the Gulf of Mexico. The Norman No. 1 was dirlled in November 1892 by O L Bloom of Independence for William Mills of Osawatomie on land owned by T. J. Norman of Neodesha. The hole . . . — — Map (db m57722) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 75) at 6th Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1896 — — Map (db m57601) HM
In Memory of
the Defenders
of the Union
1861 - 1865
Nor shall your glory be forgot
while fame her record keeps
or honor points the hallowed spot
where valor proudly sleeps — — Map (db m57808) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 75), on the right when traveling east.
Adley "Dutch" Lorbeer (1902-1983) came to Neodesha in 1929. Dutch enjoyed a six year pro-ball stint with the Pittsburg[h] Pirates and the New York Yankees organizations, an experience which profoundly influenced the rest of his life. Returning to . . . — — Map (db m209512) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 75) near 1st Street, on the right when traveling east.
Kansas has long been oil country. There are legends that Indians held council around the lights of burning springs. Immigrants, it is known, skimmed "rock tar" from such oil seeps to grease the axles of their wagons.
Three blocks southeast, on . . . — — Map (db m57638) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 75), on the left when traveling east.
Kansas has long been oil country. There are legends that Indians held council around the lights of burning springs. Emigrants, it is known, skimmed "rock tar" from such oil seeps to grease the axles of their wagons.
A mile southeast is the site . . . — — Map (db m57598) HM
On Indiana Street, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of
Charles Wesley Avars · Percy J Bates · Stanton K Berry · Martin F Bowles · Albert B Carstedt · Ocal Chapman · Jesse E Crisp · Clay Dotson · Paul H Graves · Cass Hale · Louis R Hines · Dexter L Hurlburt · Charles F James · Charles H . . . — — Map (db m57636) WM
To the grateful memory of those who endured sacrifice and sorrow that we might serve
In memory of the Founders Neodesha Cemetery Association 1883 — — Map (db m57809) WM
On Indiana Street, on the right when traveling west.
In honor of those
who served our country
in World War II
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Leonard M. Anstine · Robert J. Bone · Paul E. Boyer · Robert Bray · Edgar C. Briles · Billy Casey · Harold E. Cooper · Ray N. Daugherty · Bufford Deeds · . . . — — Map (db m57632) WM