St Francis, Cheyenne County
GAR Cemetery (north of town) – Map
Type: Cemetery Grounds
Description: A GAR burial ground is marked with a welded pipe entryway. There are approximately fifteen individual stones marking the burial plots for GAR members and their families.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, August 19, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
St Francis, Cheyenne County
City Cemetery (east of town on North Street) – Map
Type: Granite Monument
Description: A granite marker in the center of the city cemetery is inscribed: “Let Us Hold In Sacred ~ Memory All Those Who ~ Served Their Country ~ In Time Of Need ~ Legion & Auxiliary ~ Post 137”.
There are a few Civil War headstones in the cemetery.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, August 19, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
St Francis, Cheyenne County
City Hall (209 E. Washington St.) – Map
Type: Granite Plaque
Description: Two granite plaques are mounted at the entrance to the City Hall. The plaque on the left reads: “This ~ Cheyenne County Memorial ~ is Dedicated to Honor the Memory ~ of all Armed Forces Who Served ~ Our Country ~ World War I World War II ~ Korean Vietnam ~ Panama Grenada ~ Persian Gulf”. The plaque on the right reads: “G.A.R. ~ Post 412 ~ V.F.W. ~ Post 1528 ~ American Legion ~ Post 137 ~ Ladies Auxiliary ~ Post 1528”.
References:
reported by A Russ
Photographs:
A Russ, September 1, 2008
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
Department of Kansas Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 