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|  Bronze Field Guns - Wellington, KS
in Kansas Historical Markers These two historic canon are on display in downtown Wellington. A very descriptive marker stands near them. posted by: hamquilter location: Kansas date approved: 01/26/2021 last visited: never |
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|  The Chisholm Trail
in Kansas Historical Markers It looks like this was a roadside park at one time, now just a grass area, neatly kept, with circular gravel drive entering and exiting. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/07/2010 last visited: 04/28/2022 |
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|  Chisholm Trail & Wheat Country
in Kansas Historical Markers This sign explains the history of Kansas around Sumner county. posted by: 8Nuts MotherGoose location: Kansas date approved: 03/09/2007 last visited: 08/22/2017 |
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|  Chisholm Trail in Sumner County -- nr Belle Plaine KS
in Kansas Historical Markers A historic marker at the Belle Plaine Travel Information center explains the history the the Chisholm Trail in the local area. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 05/04/2013 last visited: 08/16/2017 |
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|  History of a Country School -
in Kansas Historical Markers This historical marker is at the intersection of two country roads - in Cowley County, Kansas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Kansas date approved: 05/11/2023 last visited: never |
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|  The "Real" Cherokee Strip, Hunnewell, Kansas
in Kansas Historical Markers This monument has text on both sides. It's located at a rest area in Hunnewell, Sumner County, Kansas. A nice place to stop and stretch your legs and have a picnic under their shelter with two picnic tables and shade trees. posted by: okgranny49 location: Kansas date approved: 06/14/2010 last visited: 11/26/2016 |
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|  The Southwestern Hotel
in Kansas Historical Markers Big fancy hotel, which became the town hospital. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/20/2010 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  Red Light Saloon
in Kansas Historical Markers Moved from Wichita, board by board, nail by nail. Ladies of the night wer called "Border Queens" here. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 04/02/2014 |
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|  Henry Newton Brown
in Kansas Historical Markers Check out the Bank Marker in Medicine Lodge Kansas, it tells more of this story. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 02/20/2022 |
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|  Chisholm Trail
in Kansas Historical Markers There are 4 markers in this town with the Chisholm Trail in the title, all have a bit of different information. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 08/21/2022 |
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|  Murder of Marshal George Flatt
in Kansas Historical Markers After a great job as Marshal, his replacements decided to get him gone. Sounds almost like the Mafia handled things in the 30s. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/07/2010 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  Prohibition Movement
in Kansas Historical Markers Wide open cow town had enough, by 1885 liquor was prohibited. Then the terror really began. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/12/2010 last visited: 04/02/2014 |
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|  Those Who Came Before ~ Caldwell, KS
in Kansas Historical Markers History explained in bias relief. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/12/2010 last visited: 08/21/2022 |
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|  Historic Marker Project - Caldwell, KS
in Kansas Historical Markers Sets up the tour, and explains why posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 09/11/2010 last visited: 04/02/2014 |
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|  The Last Land Rush ~ Caldwell, KS
in Kansas Historical Markers September 16, 1893, 15,000 land hungry whites made the last run. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 09/11/2010 last visited: 04/02/2014 |
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|  Shooting Up Main Street
in Kansas Historical Markers Eager citizen wins Marshal job after gun fight. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/07/2010 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  The Last Chance Saloon
in Kansas Historical Markers Not actually in town, but east of town, still left and imprint. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  Talbot Gang Shootout
in Kansas Historical Markers Marshals, bad guys, and back shooters; nobody was safe. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  Caldwell's Early Government
in Kansas Historical Markers Still in the same city hall, built 1884. In the beginning there were no elections, each party took turns in power on alternate years. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/07/2010 last visited: 04/02/2014 |
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|  Cowtown Law Enforcement
in Kansas Historical Markers Town Council couldn't decide, nice guys or gunfighters, who should be Marshal? posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/07/2010 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  Native Stone Building
in Kansas Historical Markers After a fire, this building was built from the remains of the downed building and some fresh stones. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/12/2010 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  Main Street '96 ~ Caldwell
in Kansas Historical Markers Careful Caldwell, your pride is showing. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/12/2010 last visited: 04/02/2014 |
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|  The Leland Hotel
in Kansas Historical Markers Another historic structure felled by fire. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/12/2010 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  The Railroad Influence
in Kansas Historical Markers One of many markers in downtown Caldwell. This one replaced a previous marker...Main Street '96 posted by: Markerman62 location: Kansas date approved: 04/30/2014 last visited: 12/16/2018 |
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|  Caldwell "The Border Queen"
in Kansas Historical Markers On the Chisholm Trail a "Border Queen" was the name they used to refer to Ladies of the night, that working upstairs in almost all saloons. posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 07/16/2010 last visited: 02/20/2022 |
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