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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Downs, Kansas

 
Clickable Map of Osborne 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 Osborne County, KS (18) Ellis County, KS (83) Jewell County, KS (3) Lincoln County, KS (1) Mitchell County, KS (10) Rooks County, KS (1) Russell County, KS (22) Smith County, KS (10)  OsborneCounty(18) Osborne County (18)  EllisCounty(83) Ellis County (83)  JewellCounty(3) Jewell County (3)  LincolnCounty(1) Lincoln County (1)  MitchellCounty(10) Mitchell County (10)  RooksCounty(1) Rooks County (1)  RussellCounty(22) Russell County (22)  SmithCounty(10) Smith County (10)
Osborne is the county seat for Osborne County
Downs is in Osborne County
Osborne County (18)  ►
ADJACENT TO OSBORNE COUNTY
Ellis County (83)  ►
Jewell County (3)  ►
Lincoln County (1)  ►
Mitchell County (10)  ►
Rooks County (1)  ►
Russell County (22)  ►
Smith County (10)  ►
 
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1 ► Kansas, Osborne County, Downs — Carnegie Library — 1905 —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m46614) HM
2 ► Kansas, Osborne County, Downs — Civil War Unknown Dead —
In memory of the unknown who died in defense of their country 1861-65 — — Map (db m46639) WM
3 ► Kansas, Osborne County, Downs — The Founding of Downs, Kansas —
In 1879 the Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad designated a site on the homesteads of John Beal, Harriet Delay, and Azariah and Marinda Blunt as their new division point. The town of Downs was named for railroad superintendent Major . . . — — Map (db m46616) HM
4 ► Kansas, Osborne County, Downs — Memorial Hall —
Dedicated to those who fought for their country in World War 1. The only monument to "The War to End All Wars" in Osborne County. Cornerstone laid July 27, 1922. Opened February 15, 1923. — — Map (db m46615) WM
5 ► Kansas, Osborne County, Downs — Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot — Built 1917 - Restored 1999 - 2005 — Downs Historical Railroad Foundation —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Preservation of this property has been assisted by the Kansas Heritage Trust Fund Kansas State . . . — — Map (db m46629) HM
6 ► Kansas, Osborne County, Downs — Pioneers, O Pioneers —
. . . — — Map (db m46640) HM
7 ► Kansas, Osborne County, Downs — Sod and Stubble — A pioneering story about the Ise Family —
Located two miles west and a mile north of Downs, on level ground between Dry and Twelve Mile Creeks is the site of the 1871 homestead of Henry Ise. In 1873, Henry married seventeen year old Rosa Haag of Holton, Kansas and brought her west to live. . . . — — Map (db m46682) HM
 
 
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Sep. 26, 2026