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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in Greater Wichita Region

 
By William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
1991 Tornado Victims Memorial
1 ► Kansas, Butler County, Andover — 1991 Tornado Victims —
On Andover Road at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Andover Road.
2 ► Kansas, Butler County, Augusta — C.N. James Trading Post — Built in 1868 — Oldest House in Augusta —
On State Street south of 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
3 ► Kansas, Butler County, Beaumont — 1885 Frisco Water Tower —
On SE 116th Terrace at SE Main Street, on the left when traveling west on SE 116th Terrace.
4 ► Kansas, Butler County, Beaumont — Beaumont Becomes a Railroad Town — Beaumont Historical Marker —
On SE 116th Terrace at SE Main Street, on the left when traveling west on SE 116th Terrace.
5 ► Kansas, Butler County, Beaumont — Livestock in the Flint Hills — Beaumont Historical Marker —
On SE 116th Terrace south of SE Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
6 ► Kansas, Butler County, Beaumont — The Beaumont Grass Landing Strip — Beaumont Historical Marker —
On SE Main Street at SE 116th Terrace, on the left when traveling south on SE Main Street.
7 ► Kansas, Butler County, Beaumont — The Frisco Ponds — Beaumont Historical Marker —
Near Southeast Beaumont Road.
8 ► Kansas, Butler County, Beaumont — The Historic Beaumont Hotel / The Beaumont Hotel Restoration — Beaumont Historical Marker —
On SE Main Street north of SE 116th Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
9 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Alfred Washington Ellet — Oct. 11, 1820 - Jan. 9, 1895 — Dedicated to the memory of —
Near East Central Avenue.
10 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Cable Tool Drilling Rig —
Near East Central Avenue.
11 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Celebration of Freedom Memorial —
On Central Avenue near Gordy Street, on the left when traveling west.
12 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Flare —
Near East Central Avenue.
13 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Grandma Anderson's House —
Near East Central Avenue.
14 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Kansas Oil Museum —
Near East Central Avenue.
15 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Missouri Pacific Depot Veterans Memorial —
On Main Street (U.S. 77) at 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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16 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Model K Star Spudder —
Near East Central Avenue.
17 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Mrs. Addie Cowley Bradley —
Near East Central Avenue.
18 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Oil Field Boom Towns —
Near East Central Avenue.
19 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Oil Field Lease House —
Near East Central Avenue.
20 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Pole Trailer —
Near East Central Avenue.
21 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Replica of the Statue of Liberty —
On Central Avenue (State Highway 254) at Star Street, on the left when traveling west on Central Avenue.
22 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Signers of the Declaration of Independence —
On Central Avenue (State Highway 254) near Gordy Street, on the left when traveling west.
23 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Star Drilling Machine —
Near East Central Avenue.
24 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Steel Oil Derrick / 1930's Cable-Tool Drilling Rig —
Near East Central Avenue.
25 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — The Central Power Unit —
Near East Central Avenue.
26 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — The Gypsy Spudder —
Near East Central Avenue.
27 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Tool Rack —
Near East Central Avenue.
28 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Union Tank Car —
Near East Central Avenue.
29 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — Veterans Memorial Flagpole —
On Central Avenue (State Highway 254) near Gordy Street, on the left when traveling west.
30 ► Kansas, Butler County, El Dorado — William Allen White —
On Main Street (U.S. 54) at Vine Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
31 ► Kansas, Butler County, Towanda — 118 — Towanda — Land of Many Waters —
On Interstate 35 at milepost 65, in the median.
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32 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — 1996 Olympic Torch Relay — Arkansas City — Heart of the Flame —
On Summit Street (U.S. 77) north of Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
33 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — Bicentennial Time Capsule — 1776 ☆ 1976 —
On West Central Avenue just east of North 1st Street, on the right when traveling west.
34 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — 60 — Cherokee Outlet —
Near U.S. 77 near 312th Road, on the right when traveling south.
35 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — Dedicated to the Heroes of United Flight #93 on Sept. 11, 2001 —
On North Summit Street (County Road 27) at East Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Summit Street.
36 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — Korean War Liberty Tree Memorial —
On Summit Street (U.S. 77) north of Maple Avenue when traveling north.
37 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — Old Arkansas City High School —
On West Central Avenue at North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east on West Central Avenue.
38 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — Public Library —
On West 5th Avenue at South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on West 5th Avenue.
39 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — Robert Docking — 1925 - 1983 —
On Summit Street (U.S. 77) south of Birch Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
40 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — Santa Fe Locomotive Engine No. 2542 —
On Summit Street (U.S. 77) north of Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
41 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — The Cherokee Strip —
On 312th Street at U.S. 77, on the left when traveling west on 312th Street.
42 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Arkansas City — To Honor Heroes — World War II —
On North 1st Street at West Central Avenue, on the left when traveling south on North 1st Street.
43 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Cedar Vale — 59 — The Gas That Wouldn't Burn —
On U.S. 166 at Kansas Highway 15, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 166.
44 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Winfield — 119 East 9th — Constructed: 1897 —
On East 9th Avenue (U.S. 160) just east of Main Street (U.S. 77), on the right when traveling east.
45 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Winfield — 121-123 East 9th — Constructed: 1898 —
On East 9th Avenue (U.S. 160) at Millington Street, on the right when traveling east on East 9th Avenue.
46 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Winfield — 718-722 Main — Constructed 1884 —
On Main Street at East 8th Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
47 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Winfield — Cowley County National Bank Building —
On Main Street (U.S. 77) at 9th Avenue (U.S. 160), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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48 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Winfield — Jennings Building — 808 Main — Constructed: 1901 —
On Main Street (U.S. 77) south of 8th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
49 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Winfield — Platting of Winfield, Kansas — 823 Main —
On Main Street (U.S. 77) at 9th Avenue (U.S. 160), on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
50 ► Kansas, Cowley County, Winfield — Vietnam & Korea War Memorial — Many Gave a Lot • Some Gave All —
Near College Street at East 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
51 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Carnegie Library —
On Main Street at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
52 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Civil War Memorial —
On U.S. 50.
53 ► 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.
54 ► 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.
55 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Scout Park —
On Locust Street at 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Locust Street.
56 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — Sweezy House —
On Main Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
57 ► 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.
58 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — The Old Hardware Store —
On Main Street south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
59 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead — War Memorial —
On Main Street (State Highway 89) at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
60 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Hesston — Chisholm Trail —
On Kansas Route 15 0.8 miles north of NE 96th Street, on the left when traveling north.
61 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Hesston — Hesston —
On North Main Street at East Smith Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
62 ► 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.
63 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — 1871 Water Well Memorial —
On Main Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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64 ► 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.
65 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Bernhard Warkentin —
On 1st Street near Oak Street, on the right when traveling east.
66 ► 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.
67 ► 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.
68 ► 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.
69 ► 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.
70 ► 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.
71 ► 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.
72 ► 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.
73 ► 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.
74 ► 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.
75 ► 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.
76 ► 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.
77 ► 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.
78 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Newton — Unknown Dead of the Civil War —
On Broadway at Oak Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway.
79 ► 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.
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80 ► Kansas, Harvey County, Walton — 61 — Turkey Red Wheat —
On U.S. 50, on the left when traveling east.
81 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Derby — 1 — Arkansas River Crossing — Derby Historic Landmark —
On West Washington Street at North River Street on West Washington Street.
82 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Derby — 4 — Derby Public School & Museum — Derby Historic Landmark —
On East Market Street east of North Westview Street, on the left when traveling east.
83 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Derby — 2 — El Paso Business District — Derby Historic Landmark —
On North Baltimore Avenue at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North Baltimore Avenue.
84 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Derby — 6 — El Paso Cemetery — Derby Historic Landmark —
On South Woodlawn Boulevard 0.2 miles south of East Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
85 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Derby — 7 — Garrett Homestead — Derby Historic Landmark —
On South Red Horse Drive 0.2 miles south of East Chet Smith Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
86 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Derby — 5 — Lauber Farm & Silo — Derby Historic Landmark —
On South Brookwood Drive south of East Redwood Road, on the left when traveling south.
87 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Derby — The Santa Fe & St. Mary Bell —
On East Market Street west of North Woodward Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
88 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Mount Hope — Civil War Memorial —
On 93rd Street North 0.6 miles west of 276th Street West, on the right when traveling west.
89 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Park City — 64 — Indian Treaties of 1865
On North Broadway Avenue south of 63rd Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
90 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Park City — 64B — Indian Treaties of 1865 —
On North Broadway Avenue 0.2 miles north of West 61st Street North, on the left.
91 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — "Minisa" Bridge — 1932 —
On West 13th Street North at the Little Arkansas River, on the right when traveling west on West 13th Street North.
92 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — 1854 Treaty Oration Excerpt — Chief Seattle of the Suquamish — American Indian Trail Walk Path —
Near West Central Avenue.
93 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — American Gold Star Mothers —
Near Veterans Parkway.
94 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — Area History —
On Douglas Avenue at St. Francis Street, on the right when traveling east on Douglas Avenue.
95 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — Bicentennial Flag Memorial — Introduction —
Near North Waco Avenue.
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96 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — Bicentennial of the Birth of George Washington —
On Alumni Drive, on the right when traveling north.
97 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — Bicentennial of the Birth of George Washington —
On Rochester Street at 13th Street North, on the left when traveling north on Rochester Street.
98 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — Buffalo — The Source of Life — Plains Indians Life, Beliefs and Practices —
Near Veterans Parkway.
99 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — Ceremonial Pipes — The Ceremonial Pipe — Plains Indians Life, Beliefs and Practices —
Near Veterans Parkway.
100 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — Chiefs — A Title of Honor — Plains Indians Life, Beliefs and Practices —
Near Veterans Parkway.

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