On Holly Road north of 180th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Alexanderfeld was a farming village with farmsteads clustered along this mile road. This monument is to commemorate the Mennonite pioneer families who settled on this native prairie 1874 - 1877 from Molotschna Colony, South Russia (Ukraine). . . . — — Map (db m61031) HM
On U.S. 77 near 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Moses Shane was a pioneer who had the courage to explore and settle in this vast and open country. He was of Irish descent. He located where Florence stands, built a log cabin and broke several acres of ground in the spring of 1858
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On Main Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Price of Liberty in
undiluted full measure is
sacrifice, pain, and blood -
these Patriots paid the Price
for Us All
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In War, There is no
Substitute for Victory.
Gen . . . — — Map (db m88768) WM
On Bison Road (State Highway 15) at 130th Street on Bison Road.
Beginning in 1874, hundreds of peace-loving Mennonite immigrants settled in central Kansas. They had left their former homes in Russia because a hundred-year-old immunity from established religious orthodoxy and military service was being . . . — — Map (db m61058) HM
Dedicated to those from this community that gave their lives in combat while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States Government
William L Klassen • Irwin W Harder • Karl W Schroeder • Alfred L Schroeder • Leo J Warkentin • Roy Flaming . . . — — Map (db m61054) WM
On Kanza Road at 150th Street, on the left when traveling south on Kanza Road.
The first organized Mennonite
Brethren Church in North America
From the Steppes of South Russia
to the Plains of Central Kansas
“When your children shall ask their
fathers in time to come, saying, what
mean these stones? Then ye . . . — — Map (db m61003) HM
On Ash Street south of Grand Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
First Mennonite Church was organized in 1884. Our first building was dedicated in 1886. Our present building was completed in 1967. The front door stone was broken when removed from the original church structure. This stone was restored and mounted . . . — — Map (db m61029) HM
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
and loyalty . . . — — Map (db m61053) HM
On Main Street east of Prospect Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In memory of
Our Ancestors
and
Mr. Frantz L. Groening
who began grinding wheat
into flour with these mill rocks
in 1898 until 1914 — — Map (db m61034) HM
On Cemetery/Vista Road north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Erected to the memory of
Wilbert H. Otte FF/C U.S.N.
Born Apr. 14, 1922
Killed in Action May 4, 1945
Aboard the U.S.S. Birmingham — — Map (db m80627) WM
On Lakeshore Drive, on the left when traveling west.
From 1933 to 1942 the Civilian Conservation Corps had more than 3.5 million enrollees, including 38,163 Kansas youth and veterans. The CCC left a legacy of improvements in our natural resources and infrastructure. This statue honors them for . . . — — Map (db m60995) HM
On 3rd Street at Santa Fe Street, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
In grateful memory of
Van Keith Anderson
Nov. 4, 1921 - Jan. 11, 1986
the engineer who developed . . . — — Map (db m60955) HM
On Main Street at Locust Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
This 500 pound bell was installed when the school was constructed in 1873, and was mounted as a memorial during the Bicentennial Year, 1976, when the bldg. was restored — — Map (db m60956) HM
On Lakeshore Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Election held Nov. 6. 1934 - Camp moved in Feb. 3. 1936 - Plan approved Aug. 9. 1936 - Gate closed June 17. 1937 - First state fish Mar. 1938 - First county fish Apr. 20. 1938 - Lake level high elv. 133.3 June 24. 1938 - Gate opened Elev 127.3 Nov. . . . — — Map (db m60997) HM
On Lakeshore Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Marion County Park & Lake is the result of two FDR New Deal programs that were born during the 1930s depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration's goals were to put men to work and conserve our natural resources. . . . — — Map (db m60994) HM
In memory of the
Defenders of the Union
1861-1865
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In 1900 the Peabody Women's Relief Corps Post 99, auxiliary for Peabody Post 89 of the Grand Army of the Republic, purchased this . . . — — Map (db m95252) HM WM
On Division Avenue east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
Acquired in 1925 by the
Woman's Relief Corps
as an assembly hall for
The Grand Army of the Republic
and its Auxiliary
The National Woman's Relief Corps.
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by . . . — — Map (db m95250) HM
On Walnut Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Walnut Street.
This monument is an expression of deep gratitude
— to the City of Peabody for receiving the Mennonite immigrants, extending hospitality to them, and now granting a plot for this memorial,
— to the Santa Fe Railroad for directing the . . . — — Map (db m95256) HM
On Division Avenue west of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
These light poles were from the Peabody High School (1923-1996).
Bob and Susan Marshall of Peabody donated them to the Peabody Historical Society. Installation at this location was a joint effort between the historical society and the Peabody . . . — — Map (db m95251) HM
