Humboldt, Allen County
next to City Museum (416 N. 2nd St.) – Map
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
DE McGovern, February 2, 2010
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Humboldt, Allen County
Mt. Hope Cemetery (north east of town – 1282 Hawaii Rd. then north on Cemetery Rd.) – Map
Type: Flagpole and granite monuments
Description: A flagpole is flanked by two granite monuments. The right monument is inscribed: “In Memory of ~ Vicksburg Post No. 72 ~ Grand Army of the Republic ~ 1861 – 1865 ~ Lawton Circle No. 97 ~ Ladies of the G.A.R.”. The left monument reads: “Memorial to ~ Veterans of all wars ~ by American Legion ~ Algy Doty Post No. 118 ~ and Auxiliary Unit”.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, February 2, 2010
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Humboldt, Allen County
City Park and throughout town – Map
Type: Civil War Trail
Description: A large monument consisting of a centrally located polished black granite tablet mounted on a cut stone monument is flanked by two polished black granite monument. The central monument has an engraved picture. The left monument is inscribed: “Civil War ~ Monument ~ Constructed 1997 ~ Humboldt Chamber of Commerce ~ Dedicated to the citizens of ~ Humboldt, Kansas, past and ~ present, who believe the ~ strength of a community ~ lies in its faith in God and ~ each other, its integrity, ~ and its commitment to ~ freedom for all, ~ Humboldt, Kansas ~ A Delightful Place”. The right monument is engraved: “With malice toward none; ~ with charity for all; ~ with firmness in the right, ~ as God gives us to see the ~ right, let us strive on to ~ finish the work ~ we are in – ~ A. Lincoln ~ 2nd Inaugural Address ~ We invite you to visit the 12 individual Civil War markers ~ located throughout the city. ~ Free maps are available ~ at local businesses.”
Other markers include an engraved picture and text. Stop 1 on the trail is: “Confederate Soldier ~ was shot here. ~ Oct 14, 1861, as he ~ tried to remove ~ Union flag”. Stop 2 is “Kate Burnett saved ~ $25,000 in land ~ warrants by hiding ~ them in tall grass ~ behind land office”. Stop 4 is: “During burning of ~ Humboldt, Sophia ~ Fussman saved ~ valuables on a ~ feather bed thrown ~ down her well”. Other stops are described in a brochure.
References:
Humboldt History Tour
Photographs:
DE McGovern, February 2, 2010
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Humboldt, Allen County
City Park (100 S. 9th St.) – Map
Type: Memorial Plaza
Description: A memorial plaza is formed by a stone wall and a flagpole. Mounted in the stone wall on polished black granite insert is: “Lest We ~ Forget ~ Those Who ~ Serve”. Other inserts have the seal of the modern branches of the military. Slightly in front of the monument is a small granite plaque engraved: “Donated by ~ the people who care ~ 1992”.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, February 2, 2010
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Iola, Allen County
Highland Cemetery (1800 N. Cottonwood St.) – Map
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 County
Riverside Park (600 S. State St.) – Map
Type: 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 County
Town Square (E. Madison St. & S. Washington St.) – Map
Type: 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 County
Moran Cemetery (3800th St. & Nebraska Rd. ) – Map
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
Department of Kansas Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 