Constructed in 1936 with federal funding assistance, the Franklin Sidewalk connects two rural mining communities in Crawford County - Franklin and Arma. The 3' wide sidewalk stretches 1.7 miles. It has become well known as the "longest sidewalk . . . — — Map (db m72352) HM
owned and operated the Pritchett Insurance and Real Estate Agency in Pittsburg, Ks. for more than 50 years.
This park is one of the results of a trust they established with a mission to improve the quality of life in Pittsburg and Crawford . . . — — Map (db m36831) HM
Honoring All Who Served
"We pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all."
The City of . . . — — Map (db m117426) WM
This Flag symbolizes Liberty and Justice for all.
The John F. Derby Post No. 43 Frontenac American Legion is proud to display and maintain this flag for all those who died defending it and those who live under it. — — Map (db m63690) WM
To show our appreciation to the U.S. military men and women, past, present and future, for their sacrifices, dedication and service to our country. — — Map (db m71511) WM
[Honor Roll of Names on Black Granite]
April 15, 1995
This UH-1H "Huey" helicopter was donated by Department of the Army and Kansas Army National Guard to Girard Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7479 through the efforts of All American Post . . . — — Map (db m36946) HM WM
This flag is lifted high and flies gallantly above this memorial in honor of those who served from those who care.
May God bless you all. — — Map (db m50133) WM
To the loving memory of those men and women who gave their lives in all past wars and to all veterans who served our great country, we dedicate this memorial as a symbol of your sacrifices. — — Map (db m36929) WM
Dr. Charles H. Strong was a native of Girard, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Strong's dream came true when he decided to go deer hunting and possibly locate the geographical center of Crawford County, which had just been established in Southeast Kansas . . . — — Map (db m36928) HM
According to legend, in 1869, Father Phillip Colleton was caught at this site by a furious hail and thunderstorm. The frightened priest took refuge under his saddle and vowed that if his life was spared, he would build a church on this spot. The . . . — — Map (db m46241) HM
Among the many significant European immigrants in Kansas history is Alexander Howat, President of District 14 of the United Mine Workers of America. He was chiefly responsible for the organization of a powerful and militant union membership in the . . . — — Map (db m35668) HM
On this site Carney Hall stood from 1919 until it was torn down in 1979 due to structural problems. The site of classes, theater, lectures and musical performances, it was named in honor of the third governor of Kansas, the Honorable Thomas . . . — — Map (db m44116) HM
Chandler Hall stood on this site from 1922 until 2002. Built as the first campus cafeteria, the building was occupied by the Home Economics Department, now the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. It was dedicated as Chandler Hall in 1964 to . . . — — Map (db m22114) HM
Built for the enjoyment of all
the citizens of Pittsburg
Dedicated on June 8th 1999.
Dr. Paul Bannon Leffler practiced medicine in Pittsburg from 1945 to 1977.
He lived the Rotary Motto
"Service Above Self" — — Map (db m59573) HM
was listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
July 10, 2017 — — Map (db m129470) HM
Frontenac, Kansas first came into being when the coal mining industry moved into the area during the late 1800s. The Santa Fe Railroad leased the land around what is present-day Frontenac, and formed the Cherokee and Pittsburg Coal and Mining . . . — — Map (db m35604) HM
To the loving memory of those men
and women who gave their lives in all
past wars, and to all veterans who served
our great country, we dedicate this tank
as a symbol of your sacrifices.
This M-60 forty five ton Army tank was donated . . . — — Map (db m41992) WM
Green Elm School was a one-room school house built in the 1870's in southeast Kansas. It was located in the southwest corner of Crawford County, seven miles north and one mile west of McCune, Kansas. The school held classes 1872-1955 and employed . . . — — Map (db m84737) HM
H.R. Browns Grocery was one of the last neighborhood grocery stores in Pittsburg, Kansas. By 1912, there were seventy-nine retail grocery stores in Pittsburg. Their strength was in their relative convenience for their customers. Regular customers . . . — — Map (db m84741) HM
In tribute to all veterans who
so loyally served their country
Flag flying today in memory of
____________
and these men who gave their lives
in service of their country
World War II
Albertson, Henry Bazin, Lawrence . . . — — Map (db m34649) WM
During the latter half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century a diverse population of European immigrants came to Southeast Kansas in search of a better life. The first view of Pittsburg for many was from the depot of the Frisco . . . — — Map (db m34247) HM
Locomotive 488 was built July 1906, in Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1925, it underwent major changes in Pittsburg, Ks. and changed to Locomotive 1023. Track was laid and locomotive was installed in Schlanger Park on September 17, 1955, after the city had . . . — — Map (db m69838) HM
Founded in 1876 on lands formerly held by the Cherokee Indian Nation. Pittsburg became an early center for railroads, lead and zinc smelting, coal mining, clay tile and mining machinery manufacturing. The Kansas State Teachers College was . . . — — Map (db m41989) HM
On this site stood the first university gymnasium/fieldhouse. Built in 1922, it was torn down in 1972, following the opening of the Garfield W. Weede Physical Education Building. Several bricks and the building plaque from the gymnasium are featured . . . — — Map (db m22311) HM
(Center Panel)
"Pittsburg State University
honors sons and daughters
who answered the call
of the nation.
We are ever grateful
for their many sacrifices
in peace and war
that freedom would prevail."
(Left Panel) . . . — — Map (db m20299) HM
Phase One: Pioneer Mining
The coal fields of Cherokee and Crawford Counties covered over 300 square miles of land, making it a prime area for coal mining. When early settlers first moved into the area in the 1800's, they were amazed to see . . . — — Map (db m35571) HM
The womens march of 1921 epitomizes the spirit of the Kansas Balkans, an area known for its rich cultural heritage and turbulent strike-ridden history. On December 12 of that year, 3,000 (by some reports up to 6,000) women—wives and other . . . — — Map (db m35692) HM
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
Col. William H. Nelson
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action — — Map (db m53029) WM
With the discovery of coal in Cherokee and Crawford Counties in the late 1860's, thousands came to work the mines. Some came from American towns and cities but most were immigrants from Europe. Over fifty nationalities settled in this area. Many . . . — — Map (db m35522) HM
The 1st Deep Mine, Scammonville, KS
In 1874 four brothers from Illinois, the Scammon brothers, pioneered new methods of mining coal in southeastern Kansas, digging the first mine shaft in Cherokee County. Although many doubted that their . . . — — Map (db m35605) HM
William Wilkinson was born in Pelton Fell, England in 1862. He worked in the mines from the age of 10 and came to Weir City, Kansas, in 1883 at the age of 20 to continue mining.
In 1917, he started his own deep mine a mile south of . . . — — Map (db m35606) HM
This shovel was donated by Wilkinson Inc in order to create a permanent symbol of our southeast Kansas coal mining heritage
McNally Pittsburg Inc was responsible for the relocation and renovation of the shovel to its present condition
July 4 . . . — — Map (db m41990) HM
The origination of the Au Sale Riverboat at Grayling about 1872 by Reuben S. Babbitt Sr.
an early settler, guide and operator of fishing camps on the Au Sable and Manistee rivers.
Unique to the Au Sable the boat fitted a special need for fishing . . . — — Map (db m213394) HM
Chief Shoppenagon
Chief David Shoppenagon was born in Indianfields, a Chippewa Indian Village in the Saginaw River Valley. In 1795 his grandfather, also a Chippewa chief, was among the Indians who met with General Anthony Wayne at Fort . . . — — Map (db m200599) HM
The partnership between the City of Grayling and Camp Grayling remains strong after a hundred years. Established on May 2, 1913, under Michigan Public
Act 172, Camp Grayling exists because of the generosity of Rasmus Hanson, a Grayling resident who . . . — — Map (db m213401) HM
This trout stream was constructed to replace three straight channels, which were edged with broken concrete and rusty steel sheet piling, were silted over time to a shallow depth and were warming the water as they flowed slowly to their outlets . . . — — Map (db m230874) HM
This beautiful trout-like fish, with its sailfish-like dorsal fin, was plentiful in our local rivers in the middle and late 1800s. The grayling were easy to catch, fun to catch and tasted too good.
Wagon loads of grayling were caught and . . . — — Map (db m230790) HM
December of 1872, Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad Company had laid track to Crawford and a freight house was built. In those days railroad companies named the Railway Stops, and in this instance the J.L. & S. Decided on Crawford. The present . . . — — Map (db m125498) HM
The Grayling Fish Hatchery was established in 1914 by local lumber baron Rasmus Hanson, together with several notable wealthy sportsmen (including Henry and Edsel Ford), as a private fish hatchery.
The native grayling fish were gone from the . . . — — Map (db m230716) HM
The M60 Tank, has been in service from 1959 until
present, it features a 105 mm main gun. The M60 was a cold war
staple for the U.S., and it was used to handily defeat the Iraqis in
Desert Storm. A crew of 4 is needed to operate the 50-ton . . . — — Map (db m213395) HM
Engineer Soldier Martyr to his country
Lieut., 9th Cavalry, USA Spanish American War
Major, 20th Engineers, USA World War
That his name may be recorded and his virtues remembered, this remnant of the primeval pine forests which he loved is . . . — — Map (db m169875) WM
In 1882, residents of Grayling built the town's first church for the Methodist Episcopal congregation that had organized in 1879. In 1918, local lumberman Nels Michelson donated funds to erect a large brick church in honor of his late wife, . . . — — Map (db m95652) HM
Side One
While now extinct in Michigan, members of the grayling family are found in Montana, Europe, and the Arctic. The grayling are related to the trout and salmon and are distinguished by a thyme-like odor and a long wavy dorsal . . . — — Map (db m200656) HM
The 75 MM Pack Howitzer (redesigned
the M116 in 1962) is an artillery piece that has been in service from
1927 to present. The gun has a 6-man crew and fires a shell that
weights over 18 pounds, with an effective range of 5.5 miles. It . . . — — Map (db m213397) HM
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star or T-Bird was first produced in 1948 and was last used by the
Bolivian Air Force in 2017. While mainly a "trainer" the T-33 saw some
usage later by other countries in combat. The T-33 could attain a . . . — — Map (db m213399) HM
The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4 was
the most widely used medium tank by the United States and
Western Allies in World War II. The Sherman tank was manned by a
crew of 5, and featured a 75mm main gun, along with a .50 . . . — — Map (db m213400) HM
The Kirtland's Warbler was first identified in 1851 from a specimen collected on Dr. Jared Kirtland's Ohio farm. The birds originally depended on fire-created young jack pine forests for summer nesting. Such forests in northern Michigan became their . . . — — Map (db m182423) HM
A concern over the depletion of Michigan's forest led in 1899 to the creation of a forestry commission. In 1903 the first state forest was set up by the legislature on cut-over, burned-over lands in Roscommon and Crawford counties. The same year . . . — — Map (db m213393) HM
Built in 1907 by Ed Kellogg and Gustav Ernst. Operated as a school until 1937. Moved from Jackson Hole, seven miles down Lovells Road in July 1991, and renovated. — — Map (db m182349) HM
Thomas E. Douglas
Born and raised in Canada, Thomas E. Douglas came to Saginaw as an adult to work as a bookkeeper in his uncle's lumber mill. Upon moving to Grayling with his wife, Martha, in 1893, Douglas managed the R. Hanson Lumber . . . — — Map (db m176147) HM
The 1870 Drum Creek Treaty forced the Osage off their land to Oklahoma Indian Territory. The Osage became the only tribe to purchase their own reservation. They chose land "the white man would never want or be able to use." They obtained mineral . . . — — Map (db m139773) HM
This mural chronicle a Sept 4, 1928 account in the Muskogee Times-Democrat. Amelia Earhart left Scott Field in Belleville, Illinois in her Avro plane, with a destination of Muskogee, in route to Los Angeles. She later forced down outside of Cuba. No . . . — — Map (db m58892) HM
Viva Cuba's second mural depicts one of the town's most fascinating eras, 1895-1920. During that brief period, the apple was king. By 1900, Cuba was the largest producer, processor, and distributor of applies in the state of Missouri. Closely . . . — — Map (db m58894) HM
In 1864, an estimated 12,000 troops under Major General Sterling Price invaded southeast Missouri. On September 27th they surrounded Fort Davidson, a small earthwork at Pilot Knob. The Union garrison numbered 1262 troops and about 150 civilians, . . . — — Map (db m139827) HM
In November 1948, Academy Award actress Bette Davis and her husband arrived in a Packard station wagon at the Southern Hotel. Reporter Wilbur Vaughn asked for a photo. Refused, he snapped a photo anyway and was chased by Davis' irate husband. Vaughn . . . — — Map (db m171915) HM
Viva Cuba's series of Civil War murals depict conflicts between troops of Confederate General Sterling Price and Union General Thomas Ewing in September 1864. The battles started at Fort Davidson near Pilot Knob, Missouri and ended with the rescue . . . — — Map (db m58898) HM
Ewing's intent was to reach the railroad at Leasburg and take his group by train to safety in St. Louis. But the Confederates rapidly sent detachments east and west of Leasburg to destroy track. In Cuba they burned the depot and several boxcars, as . . . — — Map (db m139828) HM
When Sen. Harry S. Truman campaigned for re-election in a close 1940 primary, two democratic committeemen were his only listeners on the steps of the adjacent Wallace house, as people kept hurrying past. He learned they were going to the . . . — — Map (db m58924) HM
During World War II the Blue Bonnet, a Frisco train named after the Texas state flower, was a familiar sight with its distinctive blue and white cars. The train was a major form of transportation from 1927 to 1967, and during World War II this #7 . . . — — Map (db m58921) HM
Osage hunting and trading expeditions left clearly defined trails that were used to travel to the St. Louis area long before the white man's coming. The Osage Trail was later used for trading purposes and eventually became Route 66 and I-44, the . . . — — Map (db m139772) HM
Paul T. Carr, who also sold Pontiacs from the location, built this Phillips 66 cottage style station in 1932. The site was purchased in 1968 by Bill Wallis and was converted to Mobil that year as well as becoming the first office for Wallis Oil . . . — — Map (db m171955) HM
Al West, Sr. served as Cuba's mayor from 1946 to 1958. During his tenure, the city purchased the light and power system. Resulting revenues allowed Cuba to finance improvements such as paved, named and lit streets and to extend water and sewer . . . — — Map (db m171952) HM
The Osage (Wa-zha-zhe) tribe were early inhabitants of the Missouri region. Their villages were located along the Osage and other Missouri rivers. French explorers first made contact with the Osage in the 1670s. At that time, the Osage were the most . . . — — Map (db m139826) HM
A.J. Barnett, the first cashier and President of Peoples Bank from 1920-1959, was mayor of Cuba, for ten years. The first city lighting system was installed during his first term in 1922. The mural shows him cranking the first Model T Ford in Cuba. . . . — — Map (db m58899) HM
In the 1900's, Prosperity Corner drew citizens to meet, do business, and pass the time of day. H.H. Tieman's General Merchandise Store was the hub of this activity. Hayes Store stands on the original site of Prosperity Corner. — — Map (db m139829) HM
In 1873 the St Louis, Salem & Little Rock Railroad was completed from Cuba, forty-one miles south, to Salem at a cost of about $1,250,000. It was built to transport iron ore and lead from area mines to market, and later passenger service was added. . . . — — Map (db m58926) HM
The Wahzhazhe migrated west of the Mississippi River centuries ago, to become the dominant power in Missouri and Arkansas. Later, the French mispronounced the word, and they became known as the Osage.
With the influx of people after the . . . — — Map (db m139771) HM
This mural recreates the look of the 1948 Robert-Judson Lumber Company Millworks Building. The saying "measure twice, cut once, -was very much the rule when employee of 54 years Francis Nixon worked here. The building was the site of custom . . . — — Map (db m58922) HM
The missionary Isaac McRoy described the Osage as an, "Uncommonly fierce, courageous, warlike nation." Washington Irving stated that they were, "The finest looking Indians I have ever seen in the West." And George Catlin described the Osage as, . . . — — Map (db m139768) HM
Viva Cuba's vintage river mural, The River depicts the use of the river as a source of recreation, beauty and transportation. Since Missouri is a from of the Indian word Missou-ly meaning canoe. It is an appropriate subject for the ninth mural. . . . — — Map (db m58889) HM
Native Americans have the highest rate of service in the armed forces per capita, more than any other ethnic group. Osage warriors have a long history of service in the United States armed forces; many are highly decorated service men and women and . . . — — Map (db m139775) HM
World War I
[Names listed]
World War II
[Names listed]
Korea
[Names listed]
Vietnam
[Names listed]
Lebanon - Grenada
[Names listed]
Panama
[Name listed]
Persian Gulf . . . — — Map (db m139831) WM
Fought Sept. 29 and 30, 1864. The night of Sept. 27, 1000 Union troops under Gen. Ewing, forced to evacuate Ft. Davidson at Pilot Knob or be annihilated, escaped through enemy lines. Gen. Price sent Gen. Marmaduke and Gen. Shelby in pursuit. Union . . . — — Map (db m108859) HM
Side A:
Early noted for its rich banks of iron ore, Crawford County was organized 1829, and named for Georgia Sen. W.H. Crawford. In territory ceded by Osage tribes 1808, the county was roamed by the Delaware and Shawnee into the period of . . . — — Map (db m55636) HM
When Crawford Countys boundaries extended to include most of Phelps and part of Dent Counties, the county seat was located at the mouth of the Little Piney River. The court met in the two-story hewn-log house of James Harrison.
After a . . . — — Map (db m157693) HM
E Pluribus Unum
Killed In Action
Carl E. Bockewitz Neal S. Crowder Richard L. Dicus
Edward J. Halbert Phillip T. Ives George E. Johnston Clifford T. Mullen
Served Our Country
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
[not . . . — — Map (db m157696) WM
was legally incorporated on May 6, 1952. The first directors meeting was held on May 15, 1952 and the Steelville Telephone Company was purchased from the late Lark Brothers.
An REA loan, the first in Missouri was obtained to construct a modern . . . — — Map (db m147332) HM
The Indian Removal Act was past [sic] by President Andrew Jackson in May of 1830. All Native Americans were rounded up and moved to the Indian Territory. The Cherokee, after being driven from their homes, were divided into detachments. Late in . . . — — Map (db m157668) HM
Dedicated to the men and women of Crawford County who served their country in World War I and II and in everlasting tribute to those who gave their lives. — — Map (db m157737) WM
Erected by Crawford County Commissioners as a memorial to all veterans
Erected by Charles J. Thoman Camp No. 33 United Spanish War Veterans — — Map (db m195136) WM
For women's clothing, jewelry, gloves, and shoes Baumoel's was the place. Complete with its own glove fitting station, Baumoel's was equipped to satisfy women and young folk. Baumoel's had a change conveyor to transport payments and bills of sale in . . . — — Map (db m195152) HM
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