On County Road 251, 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the memory
of all our servicemen
who were in the
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
War with Great Britain 1812-1814
Indian wars - various 1813-1837
War with Mexico 1846-1848
War Between the States 1861-1865
Spanish-American . . . — — Map (db m156266) WM
The Confederate States of America in 1862 commissioned the Noble Brothers of Rome, Georgia to erect a cold blast furnace to produce needed pig iron for the war effort.
The skilled labor was detailed from Confederate army personnel. It is . . . — — Map (db m83267) HM
On County Road 251, 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the left when traveling north.
Built in late 1862 by the Noble brothers, Cornwall Furnace was named for a similar blast iron furnace in James Noble's home state of Pennsylvania. The pig iron ingots produced from this facility were taken to the Noble Foundry in Rome where they . . . — — Map (db m156264) HM
On County Road 251, 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the right when traveling north.
The furnace was constructed 1862-1863 by the Nobles Brothers Foundry from Rome, GA using financing from the Confederate States of America. Slave labor was used to dig a half mile canal upstream to the Chattooga River, which powered the airblast. A . . . — — Map (db m156261) HM
On Alabama Route 273 at County Route 275, on the right when traveling south on State Route 273.
Gen. Hood, commanding the Dept. of Tennessee and Georgia for the Confederate Army, made his headquarters in this house on Oct. 19, 1864 on his retreat from Atlanta to Tennessee via Gadsden. His army numbered approximately 40,000 troops. — — Map (db m116615) HM
On Old Alabama Route 9 west of Sewell Ferry Road, on the right when traveling west.
This general area is believed to be the site of the Indian village of Costa visited by DeSoto July 2, 1540. The very old cedar trees may have been here at that time. They are some of the largest in the Southeast. These cedars are among the . . . — — Map (db m114988) HM
On County Road 92, 0.3 miles east of County Road 585 when traveling east.
Constructed around 1875 by John Seaborn Watt for his bride, Emma Chastillette Williamson, this fine example of Victorian architecture was originally located near Yancey's Bend prior to the construction of Weiss Lake. The site was going to be . . . — — Map (db m137844) HM
On Cedar Bluff Road at West Main Street (Business U.S. 411), on the right on Cedar Bluff Road.
Area 575 square miles. Aborigines inhabited area 4000 B.C. Cherokee and Creek Historic Indians about 1300-May 1838. Hernando De Soto-First white man July 1540. First white settlers about 1810 from VA, NC, SC, GA, and Tenn. Formed Cherokee Cession . . . — — Map (db m133321) HM
On Cedar Bluff Road (State Road 283) north of West Main Street (Business U.S. 411), in the median.
The current courthouse is the fourth to be built on this site. The first courthouse, constructed of brick in 1849, burned in 1882. A second brick courthouse was built that year and it only lasted 13 years before it burned in 1895. The third brick . . . — — Map (db m114838) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Cedar Bluff Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
In November 1958, Col. Robert E. Mann and a small group of interested residents organized the Cherokee County Historical Society in Cedar Bluff with a goal to initiate the preservation of the history of Cherokee County. Over the following years, the . . . — — Map (db m114745) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Iris Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
In honor of those men and women who fought for the
cause of freedom and in memory of those who paid the
ultimate price and or did not make it back home
World War I • World War II • Korea • Vietnam • Desert Storm
This war memorial . . . — — Map (db m197522) WM
On Cedar Bluff Road (State Road 283) north of West Main Street (Business U.S. 411), in the median.
This area had long been home to the Cherokee Indians and the first white settlers did not arrive until the early 1800's. On December 29, 1835, the Cherokees signed a controversial treaty surrendering their lands here to the U.S. Government. A short . . . — — Map (db m114840) HM
On College Street (Route 20) 0.1 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north.
Final resting place of Chief Pathkiller (B. 1749 - D. 1827) who served as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Many prominent early settlers are also interred here including newspaper editor and publisher, Confederate infantry captain and . . . — — Map (db m114282) HM
On Jackson Drive east of Bay Springs Road, on the left when traveling east.
Hatcher School was created as a result of the dreams and sacrifices of the people of the community. Black children in Centre had to travel to Cedar Bluff to attend school. The State purchased land and citizens of the community provided funding and . . . — — Map (db m133323) HM
On South River Street south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
This house was built in 1846 by George Walden soon after the town of Centre was laid out. The house was occupied by Judge Wm. Lafayette Whitlock who was a lawyer, delegate to the 1861 Secession Convention and judge of the 12th judicial district. . . . — — Map (db m120047) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Tol Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Inventor of the early typewriter—the pterotye. Born in 1831, Union Dist., S.C., died in 1905, grave 2 miles west. While registered in chancery and later editor of the National Democrat near this siteabout 1860, developed his first writing . . . — — Map (db m115571) HM
The McClung brothers, J.B. and Thomas, homesteaded land on Johhny's Creek in the 1800s. The two brothers harnessed power from water that flowed over the falls to operate a sawmill and grist mill. The McClung's two mills and blacksmith shop played . . . — — Map (db m212844) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Cedar Bluff Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Jordan Big Store
has been placed on the
Alabama Register of
Landmarks & Heritage
by the Alabama
Historical Commission
August 10, 2017 — — Map (db m114746) HM
On West Main Street at Watson Drive, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Mose Hampton bought his freedom prior to the Civil War. He was a builder, assisted in laying out and surveying the town of Centre, a minister in the Episcopal Methodist North, and an inventor. Mr. Hampton owned land in the vicinity of this marker on . . . — — Map (db m120046) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Iris Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Dedicated on November 19, 1948 has been listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission June 27, 2019 — — Map (db m181355) HM
On College Street (County Route 20) 0.1 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north.
Cherokee Chief Pathkiller owned a ferry across the Coosa River at this location in the early 1820's. His home was a short distance on the east side of the river. Upon Pathkiller's death in 1827, John Ride, a prominent Cherokee gained a majority . . . — — Map (db m114281) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at College Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
One mile south was an important Indian Council site from about 1707. Named for noted chief, the "Turkey". Here in October 1816, a council of Cherokees, Creeks, and Chickasaws met to settle boundaries and ratify a peace treaty. General Andrew . . . — — Map (db m114989) HM
On County Route 15 south of County Route 830, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Lockhart, Alabama in 1915, Tarzan played alongside Bear Bryant on the University of Alabama's 1934 National Championship Team and was honored as an All-American in 1936. He went on to play for the New York Giants, winning a NFL Championship . . . — — Map (db m115273) HM
On County Route 99 at County Route 95, on the right when traveling north on County Route 99.
One hundred feet east was one site where "The Trail of Tears" began. On May 23, 1838 the Indians of this general area, who had been held in a chestnut log stockade after being gathered by the U.S. Army, began their long trek to Oklahoma.
The . . . — — Map (db m114398) HM
On County Road 97, 0.2 miles north of Main Street (Alabama Route 68), on the left.
In 1820 the Cherokee Nation divided its territory into eight districts with land in Alabama, Georgia, the village of North Carolina, and Tennessee. Chattooga was chosen as base for the Alabama district, and a small log cabin near here served as . . . — — Map (db m235694) HM
On Riverside Lane at Canyon Drive (Alabama Route 35), on the left when traveling west on Riverside Lane.
The river originates in Lafayette in Walker County, Georgia, flows through Chattooga County, Georgia and then enters Cherokee County before emptying into Weiss Lake. Prior to the construction of the lake, the Chattooga River converged with the Coosa . . . — — Map (db m137513) HM
On Shinbone Valley Road (County Road 127) 2 miles south of Alabama/Georgia State Line when traveling south.
In 1902, a coal mine was opened at Lake Lahusage in neighboring DeKalb County. The mined coal was carried by a "dinky line" to the brow of Lookout Mountain at Five Points in Cherokee County. The TAG railroad built a spur line about 2½ miles in . . . — — Map (db m202239) HM
Col. Charles Rattray served in the 57th Ill. Infantry. He served in Sherman's command at Gaylesville in October 1864. He fell in love with Theodora McWhorter and promised to return and marry her when the war ended. He was a man of his word. His . . . — — Map (db m202257) HM
On State Highway 273 at County Road 81, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 273.
David was born 4 of 12 children, served in combat in Vietnam, was wounded and is a highly decorated war veteran. David is a best selling author, a veteran advocate, and State Commander of the American Legion. He is a former college instructor and . . . — — Map (db m114742) HM
On Canyon Drive (Alabama Route 35) at Main Street (Alabama Route 68), on the right when traveling south on Canyon Drive.
Post Office est. in 1836. During the Civil War, the main body of U.S. General William Tecumseh Sherman's Army camped around the town in October 1864. A private home served as his headquarters. Despite pleas from citizens, his troops burned the mill . . . — — Map (db m114532) HM
On Alabama Route 273 near County Road 81, on the left when traveling north.
Cherokee County established - 1836
Area Cherokee Indians relocated - 1838
Taff Community established - 1842
Community named in honor of Taff family - 1842
Union and Confederate soldiers occupied the area - 1864
Taff post office established . . . — — Map (db m114743) HM
On Main Street (Alabama Route 68) at College Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman commanding the Union Military Div. of the Mississippi at Summerville, GA., on Oct. 19, 1864 moved the Army of the Tennessee, the Army of the Ohio, and the Army of the Cumberland to Gaylesville. The Armies with attachments . . . — — Map (db m202456) HM
On County Road 15 at State Route 35, on the right when traveling north on County Road 15.
In February 1937, W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. signed a contract with Alabama Power for an estimated 20,000,000 feet of saw timber. The south end of Brown's property is located 1,000 feet back of this marker and extended northward ¾ mile. Brown . . . — — Map (db m114741) HM
On U.S. 411 at John L Foster Drive (County Highway 20), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 411.
On October 23, 1864, U.S. troops under Brig. Gen. W.L. Elliot, Chief of U.S. Calvary, Dept. of the Cumberland, advanced upon Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Confederate forces positioned on King's Hill. The C.S. troop's fell back to another line of works . . . — — Map (db m115399) HM
On Industrial Boulevard (Alabama Route 68) at Lokey Street on Industrial Boulevard.
The town's name was derived from the name of the Henslee Family which were early settlers in the community. A post office was established in 1837. The Rome & Decatur Railroad (later Southern Railway) began rail service through the town in 1888. The . . . — — Map (db m114747) HM
On County Route 48, 0.2 miles south of County Route 600, on the left when traveling south.
(side 1)
Put into blast by noted Southern ironmaster Moses Stroup in 1852, the Round Mountain Furnace was the fourth oldest blast furnace in Alabama. It was the first furnace to make use of red fossiliferous iron ore.
Driven by steam . . . — — Map (db m139401) HM
On Blue Pond Road (State Highway 273) at County Road 365, on the right when traveling south on Blue Pond Road.
Completed in 1891 as the Chattanooga Southern Railway, the line ran 91.7 miles from Chattanooga to Gadsden. It was re-organized as the TA&G in 1911. From 1922 until 1951, the "scooter" motor car handled passenger service on the line. The railroad . . . — — Map (db m114744) HM
On Sand Rock Avenue at Wildcat Street, on the left when traveling north on Sand Rock Avenue.
The town was named for the characteristics of local rocks. A post office was established in 1855 and closed in 1903. The Sand Rock High School Wildcats won the Class 1A football championship in 1985 and the Class 2A State softball championship in . . . — — Map (db m116616) HM
On County Route 33 at County Route 29, on the left when traveling south on County Route 33.
In 1835, pioneering families migrated from Morgan County, Georgia to Cherokee County, AL, settling in the Ambersonville area, later renamed Spring Garden. These families were members of Carmel Presbyterian Church in Morgan County and brought their . . . — — Map (db m132792) HM
On County Route 8 at Alabama Highway 9, on the right when traveling east on County Route 8.
On the night of May 2, 1863, John H. Wisdom passed through Spring Garden on his way to warn Rome, Ga. about approaching U.S. Troops. Wisdom, originally from Rome, Ga., lived near Gadsden which was part of Cherokee Co. at that time. Upon learning . . . — — Map (db m133475) HM
Near County Route 587 at Troy Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Last fighting between armies of Hood and Sherman. Here Ferguson turned back Kilpatrick's larger force.
These two armies had fought all summer from Chattanooga to Atlanta, west to here.
To split South, Sherman turned, led Union forces . . . — — Map (db m132782) HM
On County Route 29 at County Route 45, on the right when traveling north on County Route 29.
Put into blast on June 1, 1874, the furnace would change ownership two times prior to being purchased by the Bass Foundry and Machine Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1880. A rail spur was built from the furnace to Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad at . . . — — Map (db m114842) HM
On County Route 8, 3 miles east of County Route 45, on the left when traveling east.
Located 500 yards southeast of this marker. Incorporated in 1888, Bluffton was promoted as a future iron center of the South, due to large iron ore deposits and four furnaces within a four mile radius. The town soon boomed due to an influx of . . . — — Map (db m140001) HM
On County Road 29 at County Road 27, on the left when traveling east on County Road 29.
Was originally named Ambersonville after one of the early families that settled the community. A post office was established in 1842 as Liberty and changed to Spring Garden in 1844. The Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad began rail service through the . . . — — Map (db m114959) HM
On County Road 29 at County Road 8, on the right when traveling north on County Road 29.
During the late 1920s and early 1930s the Spring Garden School "on the hill across the road" was a two-story wooden structure. Grades one through nine were taught in two rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs. In 1936, a new brick building was . . . — — Map (db m202242) HM
On Gilmer Ferry Road (Georgia Route 372) at Valley Street, on the left when traveling west on Gilmer Ferry Road.
Two and one-half miles to the east, near the confluence of Long-Swamp Creek and the Etowah River, is the traditional site of Taliwa, scene of the fiercest and most decisive battle in the long war of the 1740's and 50's between the Cherokee and Creek . . . — — Map (db m15481) HM
Near Mount Caramel Church Lane, 2 miles east of Fincher Road (Georgia Route 108) when traveling east.
Dedicated to all who earned with pride "Qualified in Submarines" and to all our shipmates still on "Eternal Patrol"
United States Navy Submarine Service
Established April 11, 1900
Sponsored by
Grayback Base - Atlanta, Georgia . . . — — Map (db m214500) WM
On West Main Street (Georgia Route 205) at South Church Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Created December 3, 1832, from Cherokee Indian Lands, and named in memory of the Cherokees. Early settlers tried to start silk production, but were not successful, and today there remains no trace of this except Canton, hopefully named for the . . . — — Map (db m21824) HM
On North Street, 0.1 miles west of North Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
Cherokee County, located along Georgia’s gold belt, figured prominently in the gold rush of the 1830’s and 40’s. Several mines operated along a five mile area near the Etowah River in the northeastern part of the county, including the . . . — — Map (db m225896) HM
On Marietta Highway (State Highway 5), on the right when traveling south.
The Crescent Farm Rock Barn was constructed in 1906 by Augustus (Gus) Lee Coggins. One of a rare number of rock barns constructed in Georgia, the Rock Barn, together with the nearby Georgian Revival style main house, constitutes the core of the . . . — — Map (db m11491) HM
Near Mount Caramel Church Lane, 2 miles east of Fincher Road (Georgia Route 108) when traveling east.
Scott Hudgens was a Georgia native, a family man and a well respected, self-made businessman and philanthropist. He was a veteran of World War II. Having served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater. During his tour of duty, he landed on Omaha . . . — — Map (db m214497) HM
On Cumming Highway (Georgia Route 20) at Dobson Circle, on the right when traveling east on Cumming Highway.
One-half mile north is the site of Fort Buffington, built in the 1830’s by local militia. It was one of about 25 stockades in the Cherokee Indian Nation used by Federal and State troops during the Cherokee Removal in 1838. In May and June, 1838, . . . — — Map (db m51190) HM
On East Marietta Street, 0 miles north of Elizabeth Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born April 15, 1821 in Pickens District, South Carolina, he grew up in Union County, Georgia. He taught to pay for his education and while teaching in Canton he read law at night, being admitted to the bar in August, 1845. He graduated from the . . . — — Map (db m21891) HM
Francis L. Sampson
1912-1996
Francis L. Sampson's amazing record as a war hero put him in history books. As the "Paratrooper Padre" in World War II, he was one of the 20th century's best-known Army Chaplains. His real life story of . . . — — Map (db m126926) HM WM
If It were Not
For the Brave
There Would
Be No Land
Of the Free
This Memorial is
Dedicated with
Appreciation to the
Men and Women Whose
Loyalty and Service
During Times of War
And Peace Define the
Character of this . . . — — Map (db m119047) WM
The brush arbor was located in this general area and was used for a dining area for the troops at Ft. Blair. The colored troops were having lunch here when Quantrill's attackers approached from both the east and the south. The troops made their way . . . — — Map (db m174260) HM
On 6th Street near Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east.
Major General J.G. Blunt left Ft. Scott on October 4, 1863 en route to Ft. Smith. With him was his military escort consisting of about 125 men from Company I, Third Wisconsin Cavalry, and Company A, Fourteenth Kansas Cavalry. They proceeded by way . . . — — Map (db m37627) HM
Erected by the United States to the Memory of the Officers and Soldiers Killed in the Battle of Baxter Springs October 8, 1863, and Other Engagements in this Vicinity who are Buried near this Monument, and . . . — — Map (db m21140) WM
On Park Avenue at 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on Park Avenue.
Dedicated in memory of General James G. Blunt and his escort who defenseless, fell victims to the inhuman ferocity of guerrillas, led by the infamous Quantrell in his raid upon Baxter Springs October 6th 1863, in which 135 Union soldiers were slain . . . — — Map (db m80348) HM
On U.S. 69/400, 0.2 miles south of SE Varck Road, on the right when traveling south.
On October 6, 1863, Gen. James Blunt and about 100 men were met near Baxter’s springs by William Quantrill and several hundred Confederates masquerading as Union troops. As Blunt’s band was preparing a musical salute the enemy fired. This surprise . . . — — Map (db m37840) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling south.
On Oct. 6, 1863, Gen. James Blunt and about 125 men from the 3rd Wisc. Cav. and the 14th Kans. Cav. stopped at the creek before coming into Ft. Blair. They were caught in a surprise attack from the rebel forces of William Quantrill. Nearly 100 of . . . — — Map (db m80214) HM
On 6th Street near Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the left when traveling east.
First burial site for victims of the Baxter Springs Massacre and the attack on Ft. Blair. In 1869, the bodies were moved to the National Cemetary plot west of town. — — Map (db m37836) HM
Near West Avenue (U.S. 166) west of West 5th Street.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War (1861-1865). As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. This propelled the . . . — — Map (db m171034) HM
On West 2nd Street at Willow Avenue (Old U.S. 66), on the right when traveling east on West 2nd Street.
Baxter Springs was named for John Baxter, the area's first European settler in 1849, and the springs on his homestead. A military surveying party who camped in the area in 1857 recounted springs rich in iron salts as rising in a "cone of red mud," . . . — — Map (db m174251) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) at 10th Street, on the left when traveling south on Military Avenue.
Julius Bischosberger, a native of Prussia, came to Baxter Springs in 1868 and constructed a frame building for the Bischosberger Hotel and Restaurant on this site. Directly across the street to the north was the Bischosberger Livery and Feed . . . — — Map (db m37434) HM
On East Avenue at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on East Avenue.
Opened in 1803 by Chief Black Dog (Manka-Chonka) and his band of Osage Indians who had a village nearby where springs once flowed freely. — — Map (db m37839) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) at 11th Street, on the right when traveling south on Military Avenue.
Built circa 1870, the café was formerly the Crowell Bank, which Jesse James robbed in 1876. It is currently a restaurant and bed and breakfast. — — Map (db m37551) HM
On Oak Crest at Fairview Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Oak Crest.
Camp Logan was a 100 acre site of annual G.A.R. reunions attended by veterans of the Civil War between 1883-1914. An amphitheater holding 2000 people was located directly ahead. The surrounding hills were campsites for thousands of veterans and . . . — — Map (db m80220) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) near 11th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
On this site, G. G. Gregg established the Chicago Drug Store in 1868, just as the town became a center for the cattle trade. The block of businesses was known as Keenan's Old Stand at that time. The Drug Store carried prescriptive and . . . — — Map (db m37501) HM
In 1870-71, the victims of the attack on Fort Blair and the Battle of Baxter Springs were disinterred from a site near the fort and reinterred in this newly designated national cemetery plot, officially National Cemetery #2. — — Map (db m171037) HM
On North Willow Avenue north of West A Street, on the right when traveling north.
In a field to the east, Blunt's military band wagon overturned while trying to escape the guerillas. The bandsmen were shot and their bodies were burned in the wagon. — — Map (db m170671) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) at 11th Street, on the right when traveling south on Military Avenue.
The first bank in Baxter Springs was the Bank of Baxter also called the Crowell Bank. It was established in 1870 and did business in this building. H. R. Crowell, the founder, was the second mayor of Baxter Springs. In May of 1876, Jesse James and . . . — — Map (db m37531) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling south.
In the late 1880s, this building was constructed by W. H. Horner, and in it he established the Drovers' and Farmers' Bank. The Bank was purchased by John M. Cooper and J. N. McDonald, who changed the name to the Traders' Bank. They were later . . . — — Map (db m37502) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) at 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Military Avenue.
In 1866, a small log school building was built on this site, with benches and desks hewn from logs. The first teacher was Miss Lillie Van Epps. It was a subscription school, which was maintained, and the teacher paid with tuition from the students. . . . — — Map (db m80341) HM
On East Avenue near 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Fort Blair, constructed as a garrison for soldiers guarding the Military Road, was attacked by rebel forces of William Quantrill on Oct. 6, 1863.
Although greatly outnumbered, Lt. James Pond and men from the 3rd Wisc. Cav. and Kans. 2nd Colored . . . — — Map (db m37838) HM
On 6th Street near Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east.
This is a replication of the blockhouse which records tell us was in the center of the encampment. The original blockhouse measured 16 feet square and was constructed of logs. It was built to store equipment and supplies. Reports indicate that it . . . — — Map (db m37621) HM
On 6th Street near Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east.
The breastworks that enclosed Ft. Blair measured 80 feet by 100 feet. A trench, called a rifle pit, encircled the breastworks on the inside. The dirt that was extracted to create the rifle pits was then piled outside the walls to provide a . . . — — Map (db m37599) HM
The west wall of the breastworks had been removed the day before the attack in order to enlarge the encampment to make room for more than 100 additional cavalry troops which had arrived under the command of Lt. Pond. — — Map (db m37623) HM
On Military Avenue at 11th Street on Military Avenue.
The Illinois Cash Store, a grocery and dry goods store, was constructed on this site in 1868 by John M. Cooper who came to Baxter Springs from Illinois. In 1886, he constructed a new brick building one block south and moved the business. in 1900, . . . — — Map (db m52061) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) at 11th Street, on the left when traveling south on Military Avenue.
The Indiana Hotel, later renamed the Indiana House, was constructed on this site around 1870.
Christian Null acquired the Indiana House in 1881 and operated the business until its closing in the late 1890s. In 1900, the present building was . . . — — Map (db m37533) HM
On 6th Street near Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east.
In the spring of 1849, John Baxter, his wife and 8 children moved to this site and built an inn and general store and offered food and lodging to travelers who passed along the Military Road. Baxter was a colorful character -- a speculator, . . . — — Map (db m37598) HM
On 10th Street west of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This grand building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Built in 1872, it was intended to be the county courthouse, but was never used for that purpose. Through the years, the building has served as a city hall and a . . . — — Map (db m80350) HM
On 7th Street at East Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 7th Street.
This small bridge is the last of its kind in Cherokee County. Given to the historical society by the county commissioners, it was moved to this site in 1994 from the northwest corner of the county. — — Map (db m80332) HM
This log cabin was built east of the Lowell Cemetery in the late 1870's. R.A. Hibbard built it as a home for his brother-in-law's family. Kent Lynch purchased the property and donated the cabin to the historical society in memory of Marsha Moncrief . . . — — Map (db m80219) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling north.
In 1872, the Mayor of Baxter Springs, J. R. Boyd, shot and killed C. M. Taylor, marshal, near this spot. Bad blood had existed between the two for some time.
The marshal approached Boyd to serve him a warrant for arrest on an assault charge. . . . — — Map (db m37437) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) near 10th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Henry and Louisa Ohlen purchased this property in February 1878 and opened Ohlen's Restaurant and Bakery. Among their offerings were ice cream and oysters which were advertised "in their proper seasons." The Ohlen's [sic] also offered a day . . . — — Map (db m37505) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) near 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
J. P. Opperman, a native of France, came to Baxter Springs in 1871 and established the Opperman Harness and Saddle Shop located on this site. The building is still here, but lies beneath the present facade. Opperman's was one of the most successful . . . — — Map (db m37471) HM
On Military Avenue at 10th Street, on the right when traveling north on Military Avenue.
Built in 1930 by the Independent Oil
and Gas Company, this Tudor
Revival style gas station was
purchased by Phillips 66 Petroleum
Company the same year. The
original "house" style brick building
was modified in the 1940s to the . . . — — Map (db m37388) HM
On Military Avenue (U.S. 69) near 10th Street, on the right when traveling south.
In May of 1893, the Polster Brothers, Charles, John and Ed, and their mother, Elizabeth Polster, had a grand opening for their new dry goods store. The public was entertained with music by an Italian harpist, and the building was lavishly decorated . . . — — Map (db m37503) HM
On Washington Avenue at 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Avenue.
Near this site, Quantrill's men attacked and killed several men from the fort engaged in target practice. Among them were Johnny Fry, an Army scout who had earlier won fame as the first Pony Express rider, and Lt. Ralph Cook, officer in charge of . . . — — Map (db m80331) HM
On West 2nd Street at Willow Avenue (Old U.S. 66), on the right when traveling east on West 2nd Street.
Baxter Springs' economy was driven through two major periods of economic growth. First, as a cow town, thanks to its proximity to Texas and easy access to eastern markets. The second, as part of the lead and zinc mining region, which flourished in . . . — — Map (db m174250) HM
On 6th Street near Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east.
William C. Quantrill, a former Kansas school teacher, headed a guerilla army which had committed many outrages around Lawrence and Kansas City, one being the Lawrence Massacre. Quantrill received a commission of Colonel, supposedly either from . . . — — Map (db m80834) HM
On 7th Street east of Military Avenue (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east.
A gushing spring, largest of many along Spring Branch, once flowed here. Early pioneers, Osage Indians, and military personnel stopped to camp here and drink the mineral waters, believed to have curative powers. During the Victorian Era, when the . . . — — Map (db m80336) HM
On West 2nd Street near Willow Avenue (Old U.S. 66), on the right when traveling east.
The Osage at Baxter Springs
The Osage once controlled a vast territory in the center of North America. In the mid-1600s, the tribe moved to the area around Baxter Springs. The area was important to the Osage because, for the tribe, it was . . . — — Map (db m174252) HM
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