On U.S. 24 at Mill Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 24.
Customs Let's Celebrate!If you arrive before the sun on Easter morning, you won't find the citizens of Alton asleep. Instead, they will be participating in one of their annual events, the Alton Easter pageant of Passion Week. You don't . . . — — Map (db m131514) HM
On Mill Street south of Nicholas Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
In the fall of 1870 two men, Hiram C. Bull and Lyman T. Earl, set out from Cawker City Kansas to establish a new town in the South Fork Solomon River valley. They were drawn to this location by the 200-foot high bluffs rising above a wide bend in . . . — — Map (db m131515) HM
On Mill Street south of 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Many Czech families, known locally as Bohemians, settled in the late 19th Century in the area of southwest Smith, northeast Rooks and northwest Osborne Counties.
Interest soon developed to establish a Czech fraternal organization to strengthen the . . . — — Map (db m123092) HM
On Morgan Avenue (State Highway 181) at Osborne Street, on the left when traveling south on Morgan Avenue.
Dedicated to those who fought for their country in World War 1. The only monument to "The War to End All Wars" in Osborne County. Cornerstone laid July 27, 1922. Opened February 15, 1923. — — Map (db m46615) WM
On Railroad Avenue near Morgan Avenue (Kansas Highway 181), on the right when traveling east.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Preservation of this property
has been assisted by the
Kansas Heritage Trust Fund
Kansas State . . . — — Map (db m46629) HM
On U.S. 24 near 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
Located two miles west and a mile north of Downs, on level ground between Dry and Twelve Mile Creeks is the site of the 1871 homestead of Henry Ise. In 1873, Henry married seventeen year old Rosa Haag of Holton, Kansas and brought her west to live. . . . — — Map (db m46682) HM
On Railroad Avenue near Morgan Avenue (Kansas Highway 181), on the right when traveling east.
In 1879 the Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad designated a site on the homesteads of John Beal, Harriet Delay, and Azariah and Marinda Blunt as their new division point. The town of Downs was named for railroad superintendent Major . . . — — Map (db m46616) HM
On a ranch 18 miles southeast of this marker a bronze plate marks the most important spot on this continent to surveyors and map makers. Engraved in the bronze is a cross-mark and on the tiny point where the lines cross depend the surveys of a . . . — — Map (db m53531) HM
On 1st Street (U.S. 281) near Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling north.
A living memorial to the Veterans of Osborne County who served so valiantly in all wars, that you, who enjoy these facilities in peace, may pause for thought and meditation on the sacrifices they made to insure your right to do so.
Land for park . . . — — Map (db m53544) WM
[Historical excerpts from marker]
Osborne, Established 1871 (Side A)
Architecture
Architectural Gems Galore
Osborne has two buildings listed on both the National Register of Historic Places. The Classic-styled Carnegie Research . . . — — Map (db m54300) HM
On Market Street (U.S. 281) at 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Market Street.
In Memory of Melvin "Tubby" Millar
Animator for Looney Tunes Porky Pig cartoons and assistant to Friz Freleng, creator of Porky Pig. — — Map (db m30410) HM
