CHASE COUNTY, KANSAS
Cottonwood Falls, Chase County
Chase County All Veterans Park
(Union Street, east of town)
Type: Memorial Plaza
Description:
A large park like setting includes a flag pole with a stone base, a helicopter, a tank, and a gazebo. The sign in front reads: "Chase County ~ All Veterans ~ Memorial ~ "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance ~ on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge ~ to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor" ~ The Declaration of Independence". Next to that is: "The ~ Chase County ~ All Veterans Memorial ~ is dedicated to ~ honoring all Chase ~ Countians who have ~ served in the armed ~ forces of the United ~ States of America. ~ Please spend quiet ~ moments in memory ~ of those who made ~ the supreme sacrifice ~ for their country and ~ to honor all veterans."
The base of the flag pole has black granite panels inscribed: "Chase Countians ~ Killed in Action ~ They gave all their tomorrows ~ so that we may enjoy all our ~ todays in freedom" followed by sections of names identified as Civil War, Philippines War, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam War.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, October 3, 2009
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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Elmdale, Chase County
Elmdale Cemetery
(northwest of town)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
Twenty foot high monument, costing $200, paid for by subscription raised under the direction of the U. S. Grant post No. 201, Department of Kansas, G. A. R. On the east side is this inscription: "In Memory Of The ~ Soldiers And Sailors ~ Of ~ 1861 To 1866." On the west side: "Grand Army Of The Republic, 1861, Veterans 1866. Dedicated ~ By The ~ U. S. Grant Post, No. 20 ~ May 30, 1898."
References:
Baruch and Beckman, 1978,
Martin, 1910
Photographs:
RM Thies, 1995
DE McGovern, November 7, 2004
Charles Thompson, Jr
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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