CIVIL WAR MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS
MARION COUNTY, KANSAS
Florence, Marion CountyCemetery
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Type: Granite Monument Description: A Monument is erected in front of a stone wall. The Monument is inscribed: "John McKay ~ Post ~ No. 308 ~ American Legion ~ Women's Auxiliary". A Bronze Star, reading "GAR ~ 1861 ~ 1865" is mounted on the stone wall. References: reported by J Birket Photographs: J Birket April, 22, 2005 DE McGovern, November 19, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Marion, Marion CountyCemetery (east of town) |
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Type: Granite Monument Description: A Granite monument surmounted by a stone eagle is inscribed: "In Memory Of ~ Civil War Veterans ~ And ~ W.R.C. ~ Erected by ~ Theodore P. Burkert ~ A Civil War Veteran ~ 1929". References: Martin, 1910, SOS! 1994 Photographs: RM Thies, July 1, 1994 J Birket, April 22, 2005 DE McGovern, July 11, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Peabody, Marion CountyGAR WRC Hall
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Type: Building Description: This frame building in the town of Peabody has a plaque mounted next to it which explains: "Erected 1874 ~ First Free Public Library ~ Building in Kansas ~ Acquired in 1925 By The ~ Woman's Relief Corps ~ As An Assembly Hall For ~ The Grand Army Of The Republic ~ And Its Auxiliary ~ The National Woman's Relief Corps". The building is now used as the Peabody museum. References: reported by RM Thies Photographs: RM Thies, March 5, 1996 DE McGovern, November 19, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Peabody, Marion CountyPrairie Lawn Cemetery
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Type: Granite Monument Description: The inscription on the large granite monument reads: "In Memory of the ~ Defenders of the Union ~ 1861-1865 ~ Erected by the Peabody WRC ~ 1900". A small marker in front of the original reads: "In 1900 the Peabody Women's Relief Corps Post 99, Auxiliary FOR ~ Peabody Post 89 of the Grand Army of the Republic purchased this ~ plot to erect a monument honoring the men who served in the Union ~ Army during the Civil War. Through various fund raisers and selling ~ of subscriptions they were able to raise the $750 for the monument's ~ cost. A design was chosen and it was ordered in 1900. The monument ~ was unveiled and dedicated at the Memorial Day ceremony in 1901. The ~ Women's Relief Corp post in Peabody was founded in 1887. They were ~ involved in many charitable endeavors during the life time of the post ~ which disbanded in 1969. Peabody Grand Army of the Republic Post ~ 89, a fraternal organization for the Union Civil War veterans was ~ founded in 1882. The Peabody Prairie Lawn Cemetery is the final ~ resting place for over 140 Union Civil War veterans. ~ This marker erected Memorial Day 2001 by the Peabody Historical Society ~ on the 100th Anniversary of the Monument's unveiling and dedication." References: SOS! 1994 Photographs: RM Thies, February 2, 1995 DE McGovern, May 31, 2004 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
