Barn Bert Horton purchased this property in 1923, twelve years before Laura Ingalls Wilder published her classic, Little House on the Prairie. The barn was needed to store hay bales that fed livestock through the winter. Bert built seven barns . . . — — Map (db m310142) 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
Charles Ingalls and his wife, Caroline, came to the Kansas prairie with their daughters, Mary and Laura. They lived in a one-room log cabin from 1869 to 1871. Baby Carrie was born in the cabin in 1870. The Ingalls came to Kansas for land and a . . . — — Map (db m310141) HM
The Ingalls family arrived here in 1869, on the Osage Diminished Reserve, believing the land would soon be available for legal purchase. They had previously lived near present-day Rothville, in Yellow Creek Township, Chariton County Missouri, and . . . — — Map (db m268808) HM
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
Summer afternoon baseball games were a hot experience. Many people with jobs could not attend day games during the week. Ways to draw spectators to baseball games were considered and night baseball was thought to be a way to bring in fans. Between . . . — — Map (db m268803) HM
This farmhouse was built in the late 1880’s. It is similar to the dozens of farmhouses that dotted the prairie in the 1800’s and early 1900’s. The house has two rooms on the first floor and two small bedrooms on the second floor. It was heated by . . . — — Map (db m310144) HM
This log cabin resembles one described as the Ingalls’ home in “Little House on the Prairie.” The Osage signed the treaty selling the land to the government on September 10, 1870. The family home was listed as the 89th residence of Rutland township . . . — — Map (db m310150) HM
An official home site of famous children’s author Laura Ingalls Wilder
★
1869–1871 — Kansas Home of Charles Ingalls Family
August 3, 1870 — Carrie Ingalls born here (3rd daughter)
1872–1948 — Sunny Side School . . . — — Map (db m310140) 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
Sunnyside School was dedicated in 1872 as a one-room schoolhouse with capacity for 36 students. Some years as many as fifty crowded in, sharing desks. 18 year old Lillian Jones (great grandmother to the owners) arrived in 1901 and rode a horse . . . — — Map (db m310148) HM
The historic Wayside, Kansas Post Office was moved to this site in 1978, after it was officially closed by the United States postmaster in 1977. The original location was less than a mile from here in the town of Wayside. The postal history of . . . — — Map (db m310146) HM
