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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in Central Kansas Region

 
By William Fischer, Jr., June 13, 2016
Prey and Play and Wings Over the Water Markers
1 ► Kansas, Barton County, Claflin — Prey and Play — Hunting and Wildlife Watching Along the Byway —
On State Highway 4 0.2 miles east of NE 80th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
2 ► Kansas, Barton County, Claflin — Settling the "Great American Desert" — Zebulon Pike's Legacy —
On Front Street (State Highway 4) west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
3 ► Kansas, Barton County, Claflin — Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway —
On Front Street (State Highway 4) west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
4 ► Kansas, Barton County, Claflin — Wings Over the Water — Miracles of Migration —
On State Highway 4 0.2 miles east of NE 80th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
5 ► Kansas, Barton County, Ellinwood — Hotel Wolf —
On Santa Fe Boulevard (U.S. 56) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Santa Fe Boulevard.
6 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — 19th Bombardment Group — 28th Squadron • 30th Squadron • 93rd Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
7 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — 40th Bomb Group —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
8 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — 73rd Bomb Wing — 20th Air Force —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
9 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — ATSF Locomotive No. 3416 —
On Main Street (U.S. 281) at 23rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
10 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — City of Bakersfield — 314th BW • 19th BG • 28th BS —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
11 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — City of Flatbush — 314th BW • 19th BG • 30th BS —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
12 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Civil War Memorial — Lest We Forget —
On Broadway at Main Street (U.S. 281), on the right when traveling east on Broadway.
13 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Civil War Memorial —
Near Broadway Avenue.
14 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Crew 52 — 73rd Bomb Wing • 498th Bomb Group — 875th Bomb Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
15 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Deacon's Disciples — 58th BW • 444th BG • 678th BS —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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16 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Duke's Lead Crew — 58th Bomb Wing • 444th Bomb Group — 679th Bomb Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
17 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Enola Gay — 509th Composite Group —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
18 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — 70 — Fort Zarah —
On U.S. 56, on the left when traveling east.
19 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Great Bend AAF Ground Training Unit —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
20 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Honey - V☐ 42 — 73rd Bomb Wing • 499th Bomb Group — 879th Bomb Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
21 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Jack Kilby —
On Main Street (U.S. 281) at Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
22 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Kansas Aviators in the B-29 Program —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
23 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Kiley's Krew —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
24 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Leslie J. Campbell Jr. — Brigadier General, USAF — Strategic Air Command —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
25 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Lt. Zebulon Pike, 1806 —
On Frey Street just south of 10th Street (U.S. 56), on the left when traveling north.
26 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — M/Sgt Robert James Aspinall — 313 Bomb Wing • 505th Bomb Group — 483 & 484 Bomb Squadrons —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
27 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Norman Barker —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
28 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Old-Bitch-U-Airy Bess — 58th Bomb Wing • 462nd Bomb Group — 769th Bomb Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
29 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Original B-29 Pilots At Great Bend Army Air Field —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
30 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Oscar Micheaux — Jan. 2, 1884 - Mar. 25, 1951 —
Near Broadway Avenue.
31 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Pacific Queen Z-35 — 73rd Bomb Wing • 500th Bomb Group — 882nd Bomb Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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32 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — People of the Plains — American Indians of Central Kansas —
On U.S. 281 just north of Southeast 10 Road, on the left when traveling north.
33 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Post Rock & Black Gold — Minerals Under the Prairie Sod —
On 10th Street (U.S. 56) just east of Holland Street, on the right when traveling east.
34 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Prey and Play — Hunting and Wildlife Watching Along the Byway —
On 10th Street (U.S. 56) just east of Holland Street, on the right when traveling east.
35 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Rover Boys Express — 21st Bomber Command • 73rd Bomb Wing — 499th Bomb Group • 878th Bomb Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
36 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Santa Fe Trail —
On Main Street (U.S. 281) just north of Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
37 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Santa Fe Trail —
On 10th Street (U.S. 56) just west of Frey Street, on the left when traveling west.
38 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Santa Fe Trail —
On Frey Street just south of 10th Street (U.S. 56), on the left when traveling north.
39 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Site of Fort Zarah — 1822 - 1872 —
On U.S. 56, on the left when traveling east.
40 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — SSgt Thurman Walling — My Dear Kansas Friend —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
41 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Streetscape —
On Broadway at Main Street (U.S. 281), on the right when traveling east on Broadway.
42 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Talie Ho — 58th BW • 444th BG • 677th BS —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
43 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Tamerlane — 313th BW • 504th BG • 398th BS —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
44 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — The Arkansas River's Great Bend — Inch Deep, Mile Wide —
On U.S. 281 just north of Southeast 10 Road, on the left when traveling north.
45 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — The B-29 Memorial —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
46 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — The Fickle Finger — 58th BW • 444th BG • 676th BS —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
47 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — This Is It — 58th BW • 444th BG • 677th BS —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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48 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Van Wingerden's Crew — 58th Bomb Wing • 444th Bomb Group — 676th Bomb Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
49 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial —
Near Main Street (U.S. 281) at Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
50 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — W. M. "Bill" Colvin — In Memory Of —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
51 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Walter R. Anderson — Washington, Kansas —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
52 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Welch's Wolves — 58th Bomb Wing • 444th Bomb Group — 677th Bomb Squadron —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue when traveling west.
53 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Wichita Witch — 73rd BW • 498th BG • 874th BS —
On 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
54 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Wild West Superhighway — Commerce on the Santa Fe Trail —
On Kansas Avenue just north of Lakin Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
55 ► Kansas, Barton County, Hoisington — Robert E. "Bob" Vohs Tribute — (January 14, 1913 - January 12, 1985) —
On Main Street (U.S. 183) at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
56 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock — Pawnee Rock —
On U.S. 56 at milepost 190.8, on the left when traveling west.
57 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock — 71 — Pawnee Rock —
On U.S. 56 at SW 70th Road / County Line Road, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 56.
58 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock — Santa Fe Trail — 1822 - 1872 —
On U.S. 56, on the right when traveling east.
59 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock — 50 — Santa Fe Trail —
On SW 112th Avenue/Center Street 0.4 miles north of Bismark Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
60 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — "A Point of Red Rocks" —
Near North Centre Street.
61 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — "A Rallying Point for the Indians" —
Near North Centre Street.
62 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — "A Remarkable Rocky Point" —
Near North Centre Street.
63 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — "Along Came the Line of Wagons" —
Near North Centre Street.
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64 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — “One of the Grandest Sights Ever Beheld” —
Near North Centre Street.
65 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — “One of the Grandest Sights Ever Beheld” —
Near North Centre Street.
66 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — Marking the Rock —
Near North Centre Street.
67 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — Nehemiah Carson — 1826 - 1846 —
On North Centre Street.
68 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — Santa Fe Trail — 1822 - 1872 —
Near North Centre Street, on the left when traveling north.
69 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — Santa Fe Trail Monument —
Near North Centre Street.
70 ► Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock, Pawnee Rock Township — William Becknell —
On North Centre Street.
71 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Carnegie Library —
On Main Street at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
72 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Civil War Memorial —
On U.S. 50.
73 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Halstead Santa Fe Depot — 1917 —
On 1st Street east of Main Street (Kansas Highway 89), on the left when traveling east.
74 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Lt. Eldo "Pop" Steele — In Loving Memory —
On 1st Street east of Main Street (Kansas Highway 89), on the left when traveling east.
75 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Scout Park —
On Locust Street at 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Locust Street.
76 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Sweezy House —
On Main Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
77 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — The Horse and Buggy Doctor —
On Hertzler Road (Horse and Buggy Doctor Highway) (State Highway 89) south of U.S. 50, on the left when traveling south.
78 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — The Old Hardware Store —
On Main Street south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
79 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — War Memorial —
On Main Street (State Highway 89) at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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80 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Hesston — Chisholm Trail —
On Kansas Route 15 0.8 miles north of NE 96th Street, on the left when traveling north.
81 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Hesston — Hesston —
On North Main Street at East Smith Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
82 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Hesston — The Hesston Hardware Building —
On North Main Street at East Smith Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
83 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — 1871 Water Well Memorial —
On Main Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
84 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Anderson Book and Office Supply —
On North Main Street (State Highway 15) at West Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
85 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Bernhard Warkentin —
On 1st Street near Oak Street, on the right when traveling east.
86 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Coastal Defense Cannon — A Civil War Memorial —
On Oak Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling north on Oak Street.
87 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — First Presbyterian Church —
On North Main Street (State Highway 15) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
88 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — John Jacob Krehbiel Memorial Park —
On East 6th Street at North Oak Street, on the left when traveling east on East 6th Street.
89 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Mennonite Settler —
On Athletic Park Drive 0.1 miles north of Fischer Field (football stadium), on the right when traveling west.
90 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Midland National Bank —
On North Main Street (Kansas Route 15) at West 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
91 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Newton Carnegie Library —
On Main Street (State Highway 15) at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
92 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Newton's Cowboy Era —
On Second Street West at Old Mill Road, on the left when traveling west on Second Street West.
93 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Ragsdale Opera House — 1885-1915 —
On North Main Street (State Highway 15) at West Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
94 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Railroad Savings and Loan Building — 1925 —
On Main Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
95 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Santa Fe Steam Locomotive #1880 — Pride of the Prairie • Work Horse of the Plains — Prairie (2-6-2) Type —
On Broadway at Oak Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway.
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96 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — The Harvey County Courthouse —
On North Main Street (State Highway 15) at East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
97 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — The Masonic Lodge —
On East Broadway Street at North Main Street (State Highway 15), on the right when traveling east on East Broadway Street.
98 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Unknown Dead of the Civil War —
On Broadway at Oak Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway.
99 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Sedgwick — Purple Heart Trail in Kansas — "Freedom Isn't Free" — Dedicated to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines Wounded or Killed in Action —
On Interstate 135 1 mile north of 125th Street (I-135 Exit 22) (Interstate 135), on the right when traveling north.
100 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Walton — 61 — Turkey Red Wheat —
On U.S. 50, on the left when traveling east.

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