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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mitchell County, Kansas
Adjacent to Mitchell County, Kansas
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| On East Main Street at South Hersey Avenue (Kansas Route 14), on the left when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m131542) HM |
| On Wisconsin Street (U.S. 24) west of Lake Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | History
Cawker City was founded in 1870 by four men, who played a poker game to see who the town would be named after.
The winner, Colonel E. H. Cawker, built the first house in town. The town was incorporated on March 20, 1874, and grew . . . — — Map (db m123737) HM |
| On Wisconsin Avenue (U.S. 24) near Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
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Twelve Mile Post Office
1874 - 1894
Cawker City
Smith Center
Trail
1871 — — Map (db m46690) HM |
| On U.S. 24 2 miles east of Cawker City, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing. |
| | Many moons ago, so runs an Indian legend, Waconda, a beautiful Princess, fell in love with a brave of another tribe. Prevented from marriage by a blood feud, this warrior embroiled the tribes in battle. During the fight an arrow struck him as he . . . — — Map (db m123009) HM |
| On Wisconsin Street (U.S. 24) 2.3 miles east of Ash Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | American Indians considered Waconda Springs a sacred site. Translated similarly by other tribes, the name comes from a Kaw word meaning "Great Spirit." The legend tells of the beautiful Waconda who fell in love with the warrior Takota from a . . . — — Map (db m123034) HM |
| On Wisconsin Avenue (U.S. 24) near Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
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Started by
Frank Stoeber
in 1953
7,801,766 feet
17,886 pounds
2006
1988 circumference 40' 3"
14,687 lbs. — — Map (db m46686) HM |
| | Welcome Visitors
Waconda Springs was said to be known to Native Americans as a ceremonial meeting place for the tribes documented to have used the area. The known tribes are: The Arickanees, Wichita, Sioux, Osage, Kiowas, Arapahoes, . . . — — Map (db m53424) HM |
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