Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cowley County, Kansas

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cowley County, Kansas

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1► 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.

May 18, 1996 Torch Bearers Charles Dow, Local Community Hero Emily Bergkamp • Michael Goff Amanda Crouse • Shaunta Lolar Greg Gann • Trisha Morgan Jenny Graham • Brooke Snowden Nick Gilliland • Chad Taylor 100th Anniversary of the . . . — — Map (db m60510) HM

2► Kansas (Cowley County), Arkansas City — Korean War Liberty Tree Memorial —

On Summit Street (U.S. 77) north of Maple Avenue when traveling north.

In memory of the men, women & POW-MIA who fought in the Korean War 1950 - 1953 Dedicated November 11, 2003 — — Map (db m60488) WM

3► 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.

"Robert Docking was a constant -- a man with Kansas qualities: plain spoken, affable, optimistic, strongly loyal and committed to family, friendship, community and public service. Enduring qualities." Governor of the State of Kansas 1967 to . . . — — Map (db m60511) HM

4► 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.

Engine 2542 was built in 1910 by the American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh, PA., for the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. In 1929, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway purchased the KCM & O Line and assigned this engine to the . . . — — Map (db m60487) HM

5► Kansas (Cowley County), Arkansas City — The Cherokee Strip —

On 312th Street at U.S. 77, on the left when traveling west on 312th Street.

Dedicated to the many thousands who pioneered The Cherokee Strip September 16, 1893 Thousands gathered in this area to start a new frontier, six million acres of Cherokee Indian land was opened to homesteaders. Tension, danger . . . — — Map (db m60486) HM

6► 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.

The United States Department of Interior has placed this property on the National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m60526) HM

7► 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.

Owners S. H. Jennings: 1901-1918 F. M. Benson: 1918-1920 Andrew Wilson: 1920-1941 E. H. Ruppelius: 1941-1974 Dorothy Fisher: 1974-1978 Joseph & Elizabeth Sears: 1978-1994 Elizabeth Sears Trust: 1994- Occupants Unknown: . . . — — Map (db m60528) HM

8► 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.

This corner marks the spot where in 1869 Colonel E. C. Manning placed the stake from which the City of Winfield was laid out. The first building in Winfield, Colonel Winfield's old log store, stood on this corner. In 1885, Henry Goldsmith . . . — — Map (db m60527) HM

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