CIVIL WAR MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS
ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS
Humboldt, Allen Countynext to City Museum |
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Type: Cannon Description: A 6-Pounder iron smoothbore field gun is displayed in an open-walled structure next to the City Museum. The carriage has recently been restored. A painted wooden sign reads: "CANNON ~ 1823 Walking Stick ~ 6 Pounder-Mfg. By ~ McClurg, Pittsburg". References: Stark, 1997, Thies, 2004 Photographs: RM Thies, October 25, 1995 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Iola, Allen CountyCourthouse
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Stone Monument Description: A stone monument with flagpoles is erected to honor the veterans. The center panel is inscribed: "This Memorial Is Dedicated To Those ~ Who Served To Protect Our Freedom ~ And Our Country". The panel on the far left has brass plaques naming those who served in the Civil War. References: reported by DE McGovern Photographs: DE McGovern, March 4, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial no SUVCW documentation planned |
Iola, Allen CountyCourthouse
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Pavilion Description: A brick pavilion is erected as a stage. The East side has an inscription reading: "Memorial ~ A Tribute To ~ Woodson County's ~ Soldiers And Sailors ~ Of The World War ~ And Veterans Of ~ All Wars U.S.A." References: reported by DE McGovern Photographs: DE McGovern, March 4, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial no SUVCW documentation planned |
Iola, Allen CountyHighland Cemetery
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Type: Granite Soldier Statue Description: Granite base with granite soldier statue mounted on top. The inscription on the front of the base reads: "This memorial in memory of Union soldiers who ~ fell in battle was dedicated on May 31, 1909, and ~ maintained by McCook Post No. 51, G.A.R. ~ In 1998 the statue was refurbished and a new ~ pedestal was erected. On June 2, 2001 this ~ monument was rededicated by the Veterans' Day ~ Committee of Iola." Below is another inscription: "McCook Post No.51 G.A.R. ~ Erected May 30, 1909". The four concrete replicas were made recently from a cast taken of one of the four original sandstone "cannon" replicas (roughly approximating the shape of an eight-inch mortar) that were located on the corners of the square base of a Civil War soldier statue monument. The original sandstone "cannons" were removed in a 1990s monument restoration as they were in very bad condition due to erosion and severe spalling. References: SOS! 1994, Thies, 2004 Photographs: RM Thies, April 25, 1999 DE McGovern, February 13, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Iola, Allen CountyRiverside Park
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Memorial Bench Description: A concrete bench is placed in Riverside Park. The inscription reads: "McCook Post No. 51 ~ By ~ Ladies Of The G.A.R." References: reported by J Birket Photographs: J Birket, July 28, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Iola, Allen CountyTown Square |
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Cannon Description: A 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle is placed on a brick and mortar mount. The cannon is in front of a modern Veterans Memorial Wall. The cannon was formerly on a concrete base at the south west corner of county courthouse grounds (to the west of the new memorial). References: Stark, 1997, Thies, 2004 Photographs: RM Thies, February 25, 1995 DE McGovern, February 13, 2005 RL Wandel, June 4, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Moran, Allen CountyCity Cemetery
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Type: Stone Monument Description: A Stone monument includes a plaque which is inscribed: "Erected By ~ Sanders Post ~ No. 254 ~ G.A.R. ~ In Memory Of Our Fallen Comrades ~ May 30, 1893". References: reported by J Birket Photographs: RM Thies, 1995 J Birket, April 22, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
