World War II heavy cruiser -
The last U.S. "treaty cruiser"
Laid Down 28 Oct. 1935
Launched 16 Nov. 1937
Commissioned 16 Feb. 1939
Decommissioned 3 Feb. 1947
Struck 1 Mar. 1959
Displacement 10,000 Tons Length 608 ft. 4 in. . . . — — Map (db m56721) WM
In 1603, St. Georges Cross was joined with St. Andrews Cross, the Scottish Flag, to form the famous Union Flag or “Union Jack” of Great Britain. It was this flag which flew over the first British colonies in North America at Jamestown . . . — — Map (db m56939) HM
Side A
In memory of those who plied the North Atlantic routes, the Murmansk run, the Invasions of N. Africa, Italy, Normandy, Philippines, Okinawa and every other major Invasion around the Globe.
Recruited as an all volunteer group to . . . — — Map (db m56702) WM
In memory of 1,810 shipmates who did not return home and to all others who provided the firepower to give each ship involved a fighting chance to fulfill its mission.
[USNAG and USMM Honor Roll]
Keith E. Alquist Dean Brandis (USNAG) . . . — — Map (db m56711) HM
In Memory of All Vietnam Veterans
This memorial was erected in memory of the young individuals who went to war as kids and lost their youthful dreams, and some their lives, for a cause - Freedom and Honor - and came back as men with the . . . — — Map (db m56619) HM
The Virginia H. Farah Foundation's early support of the Eck Stadium Phase IV renovation project was instrumental in making it a reality. The Foundation supports selected charitable causes throughout the world. Its Trustees chose to give something . . . — — Map (db m56331) HM
Horses were introduced by the Europeans in the 18th century. They were seen by the Indians as a creature similar to the dog, subservient to man. The Plains people therefore called the animals "big dogs." However, with the horse came new values and . . . — — Map (db m56793) HM
White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas. Cook Walter A. Anderson partnered with insurance man Edgar Waldo "Billy" Ingram to make White Castle into a chain of restaurants. At the time, Americans were hesitant to eat ground beef after . . . — — Map (db m56391) HM
In honor of the 1989 Shocker Baseball Team, remembered for its determination and never-say-die attitude. Its gritty character was never more evident than during post-season tournament competition when it overcame injuries to key players and won . . . — — Map (db m56313) HM
We, the Vietnamese American Community of Wichita, Kansas, dedicate this plaque in the memory and honor of American, Vietnamese and Allied soldiers who fought to resist the North Vietnamese Communist aggression against the Republic of Vietnam. We . . . — — Map (db m56724) WM
The status of women in Plains culture was decidedly higher than is often assumed. The wife was the joint owner of family property and had general control and custody of the children. Marriages, divorces, places of residence and monetary matters . . . — — Map (db m56827) HM
Delano, the town located west of the Arkansas River was a colorful locale. Although the violence in this area was over-dramatized, it remained as a place of drunkenness, gambling, gunplay, and prostitution. The most popular and dramatized gun battle . . . — — Map (db m78774) HM
Journey to Kansas A former slave, Henry McDaniel fought in the Civil War with the 122nd United States Colored Troops. Although he continued to work after the war, the injuries he sustained during battle made physical work very difficult. . . . — — Map (db m223493) 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
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m60622) HM
Truth Will Out Salad Days Send Packing Knock Knock! Who's There? What The Dickens Wear My Heart Upon My Sleeve Bated Breath The Game Is Up Love Is Blind Breathed His Last Itching Palm Forever And A Day Goodness Sake World's . . . — — Map (db m56434) HM
Built As Warehouse For $14,000
First Tenant: Rumely Products Company
of Indiana
Builder: MacLean Construction Company, Chicago, IL
Renovated: 2006 as
Rumely Condominiums
Historic Address: 701 East Second
Current Address: 242 N. . . . — — Map (db m56448) HM
Built For Commercial & Manufacturing
(Second of 3 Buildings)
Original Spelling Rumely
Changed in the 1930's to Rumley
Historic Address: 239 N. Rock Island
Current Address: 238 N. Mead — — Map (db m56446) HM
1909
W.C. Coleman built a factory at 220 N. St. Francis. It served as the company headquarters for most of the twentieth century.
In 1889, Coleman found the lamp that would change his life. The "Efficient Lamp" had mantles, not wicks, and . . . — — Map (db m56568) HM
"It (streetcar 230 on the College Hill line) is a moving...collection of junk, rattling and torturing its inmates in a manner that would bring tears to the eyes of the turnkey of a Russian prison...If you can stand up in the car for a mile after . . . — — Map (db m60620) HM
Built 1897-1903
Renovated: 2004
Historic & Current Address:
800 East Douglas
Built 1897-1903
Renovated: 2004
Historic & Current Address:
802 East Douglas — — Map (db m60621) HM
Builder: Martin Carroll Construction
Company, Kansas City, Missouri
Architect: Fred G. McCune, Wichita, KS
Historic Address: 115/125 N. Mead
Current Address: 121 N. Mead — — Map (db m56512) HM
Builder: George Herman Siedhoff
Original Owner: George Innes Dry Goods
Construction Cost: $1,000,000
Reinforced Concrete Building
Original & Historic Address:
701 East First
——————
In Honor of . . . — — Map (db m56433) HM
Built For The Grant-Billingsley
Fruit Company
(Second of 4 Buildings)
Architect: Glenn H. Thomas, Wichita, Ks.
Historic Address: 141/143 N. Rock Island
Current Address: 143 N. Rock Island — — Map (db m56505) HM
Innes Wholesale Furniture Co.
No. 701 E. First
1919
When the George Innes Dry Goods Warehouse opened in 1919, it bought, manufactured and sold furniture and home furnishings.
1998
The building was converted into Innes Station, an . . . — — Map (db m56573) HM
Though trained as a painter, the medium Jim Yarnell (1917-[2011]) most enjoyed was photography. He was appointed advertising manager of the Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita. During the summer of 1962, Yarnell spent 58 days photographing . . . — — Map (db m56465) HM
Johnson-Frazier Building
Fireproof! Rat-proof! Mouse-proof! This is how the Johnson-Frazier Building's earliest occupant, Wichita Fire Proof Storage Co., billed the concrete and brick Goliath when it opened in 1914.
Other businesses were . . . — — Map (db m56570) HM
Built as Wholesale Hardware Building
at a cost of $250,000
for Morton-Simmons Hardware Co.
featuring Keen Kutter Tools
and Equipment
Architect: Mauran, Russell and Garden,
St. Louis, Missouri
Builder: Wurster Construction Company, . . . — — Map (db m56450) HM
Built as free-standing wholesale
grocery warehouse for $70,000
Architect: Fred G. McCune,
Wichita, Kansas
Renovated: 1998 as Office
Historic & Current Address:
800 East First — — Map (db m56432) HM
Modern Cleaners
Larkspur Restaurant
No. 904-906 E. Douglas
1903-1922
The building located on East Douglas housed a series of businesses; first, James C. Smyth Hide Co., then Beacon Tire, and, in 1922, Modern Cleaners.
Dye . . . — — Map (db m56574) HM
1980
Downtown Wichita and the adjacent warehouse district were in decline. An exodus of businesses and retailers left many buildings in the area dilapidated and vacant. Fortunately, a committed group of professionals stepped forward, . . . — — Map (db m56516) HM
For a prairie town to grow and prosper, railroads were a necessity. They would bring more people and business. More opportunity for commerce and trade. Before long, Wichita was a bustling city with several railroad lines connecting it to the rest . . . — — Map (db m56539) HM
Morton-Simmons Hardware established its business on First Street in the large warehousing district around the rail connections east of downtown Wichita. The popular Keen Kutter brand name emblazoned on the cupola made the building an instant . . . — — Map (db m56541) HM
E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter Cutlery and Tools
With E.C. Simmons as president, Simmons Hardware Company was developed into one of the most extensive corporations of its kind with divisions in Wichita, Sioux City, Toledo, New York, . . . — — Map (db m56567) HM
1911
The City Commission forced the railroads to elevate the East Douglas tracks, which solved the problem of having the Santa Fe, Rock Island and Frisco lines crossing and often blocking the street. It also proposed that a single, or . . . — — Map (db m56569) HM
Built For The Grant-Billingsley
Fruit Company
(First of 4 Buildings)
Historic Address: 133 N. Rock Island
Current Address: 131 N. Rock Island — — Map (db m56486) HM
1872
Colonel Marshall M. Murdock published the first issue of The Wichita Eagle, now the city's only newspaper.
"Cities are not the result of chance nor do they make themselves. Their prosperity and greatness are in a large measure . . . — — Map (db m56537) HM
The Plains Indians drew inspiration and power from their ceremonies. Using sacred prayer songs, objects and dances, accompanied by ritual drumming and rattling, the people created a spiritual atmosphere to induce visions and revelations. . . . — — Map (db m56829) HM
This marker locates the original confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers. On August 15, 1865, near this point Jesse Chisholm met with the Plains Indian chiefs and headmen to agree on a treaty signing which occurred the following . . . — — Map (db m60589) HM
In commemoration of those who on land and sea served their country in the Spanish-American War
This cannon was captured in the Spanish-American war in the year 1898, was presented by the United States to the state of Kansas, and assigned to . . . — — Map (db m60590) WM
The bow and arrow was the most natural weapon for the Plains Indian, the tool best suited for hunting buffalo. It was the first plaything given to him as a child. He began to practice before he was even 4 years old. At the age of 8 to 10, he would . . . — — Map (db m56828) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Kansas Preservation Alliance Award for Excellence
The benches on the Memorial Plaza
have been placed here . . . — — Map (db m56429) HM
Built by State Highway Comm. of Kansas
Named in honor of John C. Mack
State Highway Commissioner of
the Fifth District at the time
of its authorization
State Highway Commission of Kansas
Arkansas River Bridge
U.S. Highway 81. . . . — — Map (db m56426) HM
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