On Neosho Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Neosho Street.
Architecture
Carnegie Free Library est. 1912
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Art
Sunflowers in Coffey County
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Commerce
Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant . . . — — Map (db m50030) HM
On Hudson Street at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Hudson Street.
Restoration Capital and
Pressed Metal Ceiling Capital
of Kansas
Centennial 1857-1957
Sesquicentennial 1857-2007
Bi-Centennial 1857-2057
Fernando Augustus Atherly
1835 - 1904
First Mayor of Burlington
Elected 1870
Amarette . . . — — Map (db m50068) HM
The Coffey County Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Association was established on November 27th, 1880, and the statement was made:
"The fact of our need for this fair is proven by the interest taken in the matter by all classes of our . . . — — Map (db m50093) HM
On 4th Street (U.S. 75) at Neosho Street, on the left when traveling south on 4th Street.
This memorial and park is dedicated in 1992 to the veterans of Coffey County, both living and dead, who gave of their time and some their lives, to support the tenets of freedom and liberty that the United States of America and Coffey County, . . . — — Map (db m50027) WM
On Neosho Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Neosho Street.
Coffey County Courthouse
1901-1964
Frederick and Isabelle Scott Troxell
Built First Home in Coffey County-1854
August Zscheile
Burlington Carriage Works
Delos Miller
Sheriff - 1877
C. B. Graves
County Attorney - 1876
W. H. . . . — — Map (db m50071) HM
On 4th Street (U.S. 75), on the left when traveling north.
In Memory of
First Lieutenant
William T. Fitzsimons, M.D.
1889 - 1917
Born in Burlington on April 18, 1889, Dr. Fitzsimons spent his childhood here, then graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1912.
Shortly after . . . — — Map (db m80595) HM WM
On 4th Street (U.S. 75) at Juniatta Street, on the right when traveling north on 4th Street.
Marion Ellett Budd was a country printer who ranked with the best craftsmen in the printing industry. Most Easy came to Burlington on Sept. 1st, 1877. His Runt Park, as he called his place in Burlington, attracted thousands of curiosity seekers . . . — — Map (db m80312) HM
On Ogden Street (State Highway 131) at Broadway, on the right when traveling north on Ogden Street.
First brick school building
Erected 1907
Methodist Church
Est. 1884
Baptist Church
Est. 1889
Evan and Walter Jones
Jail • Miller House • Depot — — Map (db m80549) HM
On Broadway at Ogden Street (Kansas Highway 131), on the left when traveling west on Broadway.
Dedicated in memory of
those who gave their
lives during WWII
Tom G. Buchtel, PFC.
Infantry
France, June 12, 1944
Nolan E. Dressler, Lt.
U.S. [Army] Air Force
Austria, April 12, 1944
William Edwards, Jr., PFC.
Infantry . . . — — Map (db m80548) WM
On Main Street north of Kansas Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Born in the tribal town, Tuckabatchee, Alabama, in the late 1700s, Upper Creek Leader Opothleyahola demonstrated leadership as a youth, was later cited by three Presidents for his enduring struggle to win freedom for his people. Forced from . . . — — Map (db m80037) HM
On 1st Street (State Highway 31) at Pearson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 1st Street.
Born in Waverly on Sept. 24, 1903, she co-founded Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, in 1932, with her husband Walter Beech. She played a vital role in the company and after his death in 1950, she led Beech Aircraft Corporation, until her . . . — — Map (db m89320) HM
On Pearson Avenue, 0.1 miles south of 1st Street (Kansas Highway 31), on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated in honor of all who
served in the Armed Forces
We must always remember it is
because of their sacrifices
that we enjoy our freedom today
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This monument is . . . — — Map (db m89321) WM
