DONIPHAN COUNTY, KANSAS
Severence, Doniphan County
Oak Hill Cemetery
(north of town)
Type: Granite Memorial
Description:
A granite spire is emplaced in the cemetery. Inscriptions are on all four sides. They read: "Erected By ~ Severance W.R.C. ~ No 75 ~ May 30, 1898",
"In Memory Of ~ The Unknown Dead"
"They Sleep Neath ~ The Cypress And ~ The Pine",
"In Nameless Graves ~ They Rest Unknown",
"No Bugles Call ~ Nor Trumpets Sound ~ Disturbs Their ~ Calm Repose".
References:
reported by RM Thies
Photographs:
RM Thies, 1994
DE McGovern, August 6, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Wathena, Doniphan County
Belmont Cemetery
(east of town)
Type: Bronze Soldier Statue
Description:
A soldier, at parade rest, is mounted on a granite base. The base is inscribed:
"(GAR badge) ~ Erected By ~ Nathan ~ Price Post ~ No 283 ~ Dept Kan G.A.R. ~ In Memory ~ Of Our Nations ~ Defenders ~ 1861 - 1865".
In front of the statue is a bronze plaque reading:
"This Statue Was Restored ~ And Rededicated In 1990. To ~ All Veterans Who Struggled ~ Throughout The World, In All ~ Wars To Preserve Those ~ Liberties We Hold So Dearly ~ Restoration By The ~ American Legion Post 101".
References:
reported by RM Thies
Photographs:
RM Thies, 1994
DE McGovern, August 6, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Wathena, Doniphan County
American Legion War Memorial
(center of town, hiways 36 and 407)
Type: Granite Marker on a pad with a flagpole
Description:
A granite marker, flanked by urns is inscribed: "In Memory Of Those Who Served Our Country ~ In Any Of It's Wars. ~ Erected By American Legion Post No 161 ~ Wathena, Kansas.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, August 6, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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