Bennington, Ottawa County
Bennington Cemetery (north of town – Nelson St./N. 180 Rd) – Map
Type: Granite Monument
Description: A red granite tablet is inscribed: “Memorial ~ To Those Who ~ Served Their ~ Country In ~ All Wars”.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, August 3, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
Delphos, Ottawa County
Delphos Cemetery (east of town on K-41) – Map
Type: Granite Monument
Description: The monument is engraved: “We Here Highly Resolve ~ That These Dead Shall ~ Not Have Died In Vain ~ 1861 – 1865”.
“In Memory Of Our ~ Patriot Dead ~ Erected By Wilderness ~ W.R.C. May 30, 1897”.
“We Loved Our Country ~ Gave Our Lives For Her ~ Do Ye Our Children ~ For Her Honor Live”.
“Sleep In Peace With Kindred Ashes ~ Of The Noble And The Dead. ~ Hands That Never Failed Their Country ~ Heart That Never Baseness Knew”.
References:
reported by RM Thies
Photographs:
RM Thies, May 24, 1998
DE McGovern, March 18, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Delphos, Ottawa County
Delphos Cemetery (east of town on K-41) – Map
Type: Granite Monument
Description: A black granite tablet is mounted near the old WRC monument. It is engraved: “American Flag ~ {pledge of allegiance} ~ Let This Memorial Forever Stand ~ In Remembrance Of All Men And Women ~ Who Served Our Country So That This ~ Nation Shall Have “Government Of The ~ People, By The People, For The People”.
The back is engraved: “This Memorial Was ~ Dedicated On May 27, 2002”.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, March 18, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
Minneapolis, Ottawa County
Highland Cemetery (south east of town on K-106) – Map
Type: Granite Column
Description: The base of the column is engraved: “1861 G.A.R. 1865”.
References:
reported by RM Thies
Photographs:
RM Thies, October 4, 1994
DE McGovern, March 18, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Minneapolis, Ottawa County
Highland Cemetery (south east of town on K-106) – Map
Type: Grave marker
Description: The gravestone is engraved: “J.A. Dyer ~ Regt Unknown ~ Killed By ~ Indians ~ June 13, 1869 ~ erected by ~ Kenesaw Post ~ No. 47 G.A.R.”.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, March 18, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Minneapolis, Ottawa County
Highland Cemetery (south east of town on K-106) – Map
Type: Granite monument
Description: A small granite marker is inscribed: “Erected ~ By ~ W.R.C. No 20”. It is not clear what the marker is referencing.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, March 18, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Minneapolis, Ottawa County
Highland Cemetery (south east of town on K-106) – Map
Type: Memorial Field
Description: A large area is dedicated to crosses commemorating individual servicemen. A granite tablet is mounted at the base of the flagpole. It is inscribed “Dedicated To All ~ Veterans By The ~ People Of Ottawa ~ County ~ May 2002 VFW #3201”.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, March 18, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
Department of Kansas Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 