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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Barber County, Kansas

 
Clickable Map of Barber County, Kansas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Barber County, KS (9) Comanche County, KS (2) Harper County, KS (11) Kingman County, KS (9) Kiowa County, KS (8) Pratt County, KS (30) Alfalfa County, OK (4) Woods County, OK (2)  BarberCounty(9) Barber County (9)  ComancheCounty(2) Comanche County (2)  HarperCounty(11) Harper County (11)  KingmanCounty(9) Kingman County (9)  KiowaCounty(8) Kiowa County (8)  PrattCounty(30) Pratt County (30)  AlfalfaCountyOklahoma(4) Alfalfa County (4)  WoodsCounty(2) Woods County (2)
Medicine Lodge is the county seat for Barber County
Adjacent to Barber County, Kansas
      Comanche County (2)  
      Harper County (11)  
      Kingman County (9)  
      Kiowa County (8)  
      Pratt County (30)  
      Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (4)  
      Woods County, Oklahoma (2)  
 
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1 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — Barber County Veterans MemorialHonoring All Barber County Veterans
[Barber County Veteran Tiles] Twin Towers Beam This steel beam is from the Twin Towers that were destroyed by foreign terrorists on 9-11-01. New York City has donated it to the Barber County Veterans Memorial in remembrance of the lives . . . Map (db m65211) WM
2 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — Carry Nation Home
This marks the home in Medicine Lodge of Mrs. Carry A. Nation who did outstanding work as a temperance crusader in Kansas. Born Nov. 25, 1846. Died June 9, 1911Map (db m65194) HM
3 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway
[Kiosk highlights sights along the Byway] [Historical section follows] Ancient Hills The Red Hills are unique to Kansas Their distinctive color comes from iron in the soil that "rusts" Formed 100 million years ago from red . . . Map (db m65212) HM
4 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — 69 — Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties
At Medicine Lodge Creek in 1867, as many as 15,000 Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches, Arapahos, and Cheyennes gathered with a seven-member peace commission escorted by U.S. soldiers to conduct one of the nation’s largest peace councils. The American . . . Map (db m65195) HM
5 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — Medicine Lodge Stockade
In 1874, during a period of Indian Raids in Western and Southern Kansas, the Governor, Thomas A. Osborne, organized the Kansas State Guards. Sun City and Medicine Lodge furnished the companies for this section of the state. The Stockade was built . . . Map (db m65193) HM
6 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — Peace Treaty Memorial
To commemorate the signing of the peace treaties between the United States Government and the Five Tribes of Plains Indians at Medicine Lodge, Kans. Oct. 21-28, 1867.Map (db m65128) HM
7 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — The First National Bank
The Merchants' and Drovers' Bank was the first bank in Medicine Lodge, established in October, 1880, by H.M. Hickman from Wellington. It closed on January 10, 1882. Two days later the Medicine Valley Bank was formed with Wylie Payne, President; . . . Map (db m65130) HM
8 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — The Grand Hotel
In January, 1884, Medicine Lodge citizens organized a stock company to build a first class hotel. Standiford Youmans & Co., a local business, donated the three lots at the corner of Main Street and Washington Avenue. The bricks for the structure . . . Map (db m65192) HM
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9 Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge — Veterans Memorial
Veterans Who Served… Our True HeroesMap (db m65127) WM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024