Manufactured 1822 at
Fort Pitt Foundry, Pitts. Pa (FPF)
6 pound shell, 3 5/8 bore, weight 742 lbs.
The impractical slender design caused the barrel to burst. Only 100 were manufactured. Only 14 of this style survive in the United States. . . . — — Map (db m57888) HM
Location of Dr. J. W. Bell's Trading Post and Village Water Well, hand dug by John Luppy. Also, original Caney Survey Point and Marker. — — Map (db m57847) HM
Constructed by
The United States Government
Works Progress Administration
August 1938 – October 1939
First Night Game September 29, 1939
Caney 39 Altoona 0
Stadium Dedication October 27, 1939
Caney 19 Sedan 0 . . . — — Map (db m57877) HM
This brick street was laid in 1907 using bricks from Caney plants that were part of the early industrial expansion.
This street has been preserved as a memorial to the citizens of Caney who were major contributors through oil and gas exploration . . . — — Map (db m57849) HM
To Our Defenders
1775 – 1918
This monument sponsored by
Ernest Brown Post 138 American Legion,
was erected by the
patriotic organizations and
citizens of Caney
Dedicated to the memory
of these Caney men,
who in World . . . — — Map (db m57887) WM
Near this monument March 8, 1862, Captain Richard C. Mason of the 16th Arkansas Cavalry and was severly wounded and his horse killed. Mason was rescued by Frank Colbert a Chickasaw. Mason served for the duration of the war, and received an honorable . . . — — Map (db m57880) HM WM
Dedicated to George Wark
And the Men of Company D
Attorney (1903), State Senator, (1917)
and Leader in Montgomery
County Legal Profession.
——————
Capt. Co. D 139th Inf. WW1 (1918)
1st American . . . — — Map (db m57850) HM WM
Taught school for 76 years. Her pupils included Harry Sinclair, W.E. Disney, Martin Johnson, and many others of prominence. During a very useful and successful life she wrote the school laws for Oklahoma, was a foe of corruption in public office . . . — — Map (db m57882) HM
Library registered of 19 United States Patents, Inventor of many devises for the oil industry. Engineer for the U.S.A. during the World War-2. He conceived the idea of Christ’s statue atop Devils Tower which he dedicated to the Christian World and . . . — — Map (db m57886) HM
To commemorate the memory of those
who served their country in the
World War 1917-1919
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Earnest B. Brown · James H. Canary · Frank D. Coate · Glenn C. Gillen · Elic C. Monger · Homer B. Price · Paul E. Williams . . . — — Map (db m57873) WM
Erected to the memory of the
Union Soldiers and Sailors
of the Civil War
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces
of the War with Spain
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces of
World War I
Dedicated in memory of . . . — — Map (db m53055) HM
To stimulate the patriotism of the Spanish-American War, President McKinley suggested a new pledge of allegiance be written and ask[ed] the patriotic organizations take charge of it.
When the contest was over, the honor of writing the "Pledge . . . — — Map (db m61436) HM WM
In memory of the men
killed in action on
Luzon Island, P. I.
in 1898-9
Capt. D. S. Elliott
Lieut. W. A. McTaggart
Privates
Albert Anibal • Orlin Birlew
Alva Dix • John Scherer — — Map (db m97022) WM
On October 5, 1892, the five-member Dalton Gang rode into Coffeyville planning to rob the two banks. George Cubine and Charles Brown, two of Coffeyville's citizens killed while defending their town against the notorious gang, are buried here in . . . — — Map (db m60835) HM
Perkins Building/Old Condon Bank
This is the bank that Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell, & Bill Powers attempted to rob. When they asked for the money in the vault, they were told that the time lock wouldn't open for 10 minutes. As they waited, . . . — — Map (db m97140) HM
Born in Coffeyville, KS. July 22, 1921
Killed in Action, WW II August 7, 1945
After graduating from Coffeyville Junior College, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and served in the Pacific Theater as engineer gunner on a B-25 medium bomber. . . . — — Map (db m96990) WM
This building was the location of
the C.M. Condon & Company Bank
during the time of the infamous raid
by the Dalton Gang on the
Condon & First National Banks
October 5, 1892
Placed on National Register
of Historic Places by . . . — — Map (db m60799) HM
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m96983) HM
They Paid The Supreme Sacrifice -
May We Never Forget
Spanish-American War Heroes
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Those Who Died in the
War to End All Wars -- WWI
[Roll of Honored Dead]
They Sacrificed Their Lives for
American Values - . . . — — Map (db m96988) WM
on this site, September 25, 1911,
while on a train tour of
eastern Kansas,
President Taft addressed
30,000 citizens
of the Coffeyville area.
Dedicated September 25, 1991 — — Map (db m60804) HM
to
Captain S. D. Elliott
Lieutenant W. McTaggart
and other brave soldiers
of the
20th Kansas
who fell in the
Spanish American War — — Map (db m61449) WM
During the Civil War, militias from both the Union and Confederate sides were stealing the Osages' cattle, harassing their villages, and blaming the Indians for raids actually committed by Americans. Osage leader Charles Mongrain cautioned everyone . . . — — Map (db m60477) HM
Manufacturer: North American Aviation, Inc. from 1956 through 1959
Crew: Pilot and Weapons Officer
Primary Service: Vietnam War
Aircraft Classification: Fighter-Bomber
Length of Fuselage: 47.4 feet
Wingspan : 38.8 feet
Height: 16.2 . . . — — Map (db m61567) HM
Remington expertly served as one of the City’s top public ambassadors and community fundraisers. He performed many duties including fire prevention and safety education in local schools throughout his 6 years in public service with the Independence . . . — — Map (db m229829) HM
[The original marker has been removed]
Dedicated Feb. 17, 1952
by
Boy Scouts of America
Rededication by
President Gerald R. Ford
in memory
Gary W. Moffatt
Coordinator
Independence Police
Reserve Unit
Assistant Coordinator . . . — — Map (db m61439) HM
The Mite Society of the First Presbyterian Church presented this bell in 1872 in memory of Mrs. S.A. Stoddard, wife of the first pastor. This historic church bell was erected in the courtyard in November 1990 in memory of Frank Thompson through . . . — — Map (db m61448) HM
Near here are the Bender Mounds, named for the infamous Bender family ~~ John, his wife, son, and daughter Kate ~~ who settled here in 1871. Kate soon gained notoriety as a self proclaimed healer and spiritualist. Secretly, the four made a living . . . — — Map (db m52958) HM
