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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lakin, Kansas

 
Clickable Map of Kearny 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 Kearny County, KS (9) Finney County, KS (20) Grant County, KS (7) Hamilton County, KS (3) Haskell County, KS (1) Scott County, KS (21) Stanton County, KS (7) Wichita County, KS (4)  KearnyCounty(9) Kearny County (9)  FinneyCounty(20) Finney County (20)  GrantCounty(7) Grant County (7)  HamiltonCounty(3) Hamilton County (3)  HaskellCounty(1) Haskell County (1)  ScottCounty(21) Scott County (21)  StantonCounty(7) Stanton County (7)  WichitaCounty(4) Wichita County (4)
Lakin is the county seat for Kearny County
Lakin is in Kearny County
Kearny County (9)  ►
ADJACENT TO KEARNY COUNTY
Finney County (20)  ►
Grant County (7)  ►
Hamilton County (3)  ►
Haskell County (1)  ►
Scott County (21)  ►
Stanton County (7)  ►
Wichita County (4)  ►
 
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1 ► Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin — 82 — Chouteau's Island —
In the spring of 1816 Auguste P. Chouteau's hunting party traveling east with a winter's catch of furs was attacked near the Arkansas river by 200 Pawnees. Retreating to what was once an island five miles southwest of this marker the hunters . . . — — Map (db m65747) HM
2 ► Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin — 79 — Santa Fe Trail —
Santa Fe Trail 1822 - 1872 — — Map (db m65749) HM
3 ► Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin — 78 — Santa Fe Trail — 1822 - 1872 —
[Title is text] — — Map (db m65744) HM
4 ► Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin — 72 — Santa Fe Trail Ruts — 1821 - 1872 —
Looking east, up and over the bank of the ditch, one can see the wagon ruts of the Santa Fe Trail. You will notice a difference in the color and texture of the grass in the ruts. This is characteristic of the ruts along the trail. Between Pawnee . . . — — Map (db m65755) HM
5 ► Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin — Site of O'Loughlin's Trading Post —
Established February 1873 First Permanent Habitation in Kearny County — — Map (db m65750) HM
6 ► Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin — Veterans Memorial —
To our veterans who served for our safety and freedom — — Map (db m65752) WM
7 ► Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin — Veterans Memorial —
In memory of Ex-Service Men of Kearny County Presented to the City of Lakin in memory of the Wm. Streain Family — — Map (db m65753) WM
8 ► Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin — The White House —
Built and owned by Alonzo B. Boylan 1876 - 1890 — — Map (db m65751) HM
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Oct. 16, 2026