MIAMI COUNTY, KANSAS
Louisburg, Miami County
Cemetery
(north of center of town)
Type: Granite Monument and Cannon
Description:
A Granite monument and cannon are located with a flagpole. The monument is inscribed: "Erected ~ 1912, ~ To The Memory ~ Of The ~ Union Soldiers ~ of 1861 - 1865" and "One God ~ One Country ~ One Flag". A small separate marker is inscribed: "252 G.A.R."
The cannon is a Napoleon field gun, mounted on a concrete base. The cannon was installed in 1912 at the same time as the monument.
References:
Stark, 1997,
Thies, 2004
Photographs:
RM Thies, December 20, 1994
J Birket, April 22, 2005
DE McGovern, September 21, 2008
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
|
|
Osawatomie, Miami County
John Brown's Battlefield
(north west of town)
Type: Battlefield and Bronze Statue (John Brown)
Description:
Battlefield purchased and presented to the state of Kansas by the Woman's Relief Corps of Kansas. On May 13, 1909, John Brown's battle field at Osawatomie was purchased and presented to the state of Kansas. The Woman's Relief Corps of Kansas purchased the tract for $1800, of which $1500 was raised among members and the remainder pledged from the state department funds. The address was delivered by Mrs. Anna Heacock, of Parsons, retiring state president. State Senator F. H. Stannard represented Governor Stubbs and presented Prof. Wm. Wheeler, an early-day educator, to make the speech of acceptance.
The monument, dedicated August 30, 1877, reads "In Commemoration Of Those Who On The 30th Of August, 1856, Gave Up Their Lives At The Battle Of Osawatomie In Defense Of Freedom" and "In Commemoration Of Capt. John Brown, Who Commanded The Battle Of Osawatomie, August 30, 1856, Who Died On The Scaffold At Charleston Virginia, December 2, 1859".
References:
Baruch and Beckman,
1978, Martin, 1910,
SOS! 1994,
HMdb, 2009
Photographs:
RM Thies, August 20, 1994
DE McGovern, May 4, 2002
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
|
Osawatomie, Miami County
John Brown's Battlefield marker
(north west of town)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
A bronze plaque is mounted on a granite Monument in front of John Brown's Cabin at the Battlefield site. The inscription reads: "John Brown BattleGround ~ Purchased By Department Of Kansas ~ Womans Relief Corps ~ Dedicated To The ~ Grand Army Of The Republic ~ Presented To The State Of Kansas ~ For A Memorial Park".
References:
reported by RM Thies
HMdb, 2009
Photographs:
B Tarr, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
|
Osawatomie, Miami County
John Brown's Battlefield WRC marker
(northwest of town center)
Type: Bronze Plaque
Description:
A bronze plaque is mounted on a small granite slab in front of John Brown's Cabin at the Battlefield site. The inscription reads: "Placed - May 12, 1940 ~ By ~ Dept of Kans. Woman's Relief Corps ~ Honoring Two Civil War Veterans ~ Commander of the Grand Army ~ T.B. Williams ~ And ~ Member of First John Brown Park Board ~ Major J.B. Remington".
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, September 15, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
|
Osawatomie, Miami County
Elmdale Cemetery
(east Main Street)
Type: Concrete marker
Description:
A concrete marker is labeled GAR on it's base. No other information is included.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, September 16, 2012
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
|
Osawatomie, Miami County
Cemetery
(north of town)
Type: Memorial Marker and Flagpole
Description:
A stone platform, flagpole,and small granite marker are grouped. The monument is inscribed: "Dedicated 1953 ~ To ~ Those Who Served ~ Their Country ~ By ~ Veterans Of Foreign Wars ~ Hanlin-Kelly Post No 2258"".
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, September 16, 2012
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
|
Osawatomie, Miami County
Soldiers Monument
(south of battlefield)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
A granite monument commemorates those abolitionists who were killed in the Battle of Osawatomie. Inscriptions on the monument read:
"Frederick Brown ~ Son Of ~ Capt John Brown ~ Born ~ Dec. 21, 1836".
"Theron Parker Powers ~ Born ~ Oct. 1, 1831 ~ Charley Keiser".
"David R. Garrison ~ Born ~ Dec. 14, 1826 ~ George W. Partridge ~ Born ~ Dec. 22, 1827".
"This Inscription Is Also ~ In Commemoration Of The ~ Heroism Of ~ Capt John Brown ~ Who Commanded At The ~ Battle Of Osawatomie ~ August 30, 1856 ~ Who Died And Conquered ~ American Slavery ~ On The Scaffold At ~ Charlestown Va. ~ Dec 2, 1860".
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, May 3, 2002
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
|
Osawatomie, Miami County
Roadside marker (Fred Brown)
(west of town center)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
A bronze plaque is mounted on a granite marker. The inscription reads: "In Memorium ~ Near This Spot Fell ~ Frederick Brown ~ Son Of Capt. John Brown. ~ He Was Killed The Morning ~ Of The Battle Of Osawatomie ~ Aug 30th 1856 By A Scout ~ Of The Advancing ~ Pro-Slavery Forces. ~ Near Here Also Is The ~ Original Site Of The ~ John Brown Cabin ~ Which Is Now Located In ~ The Memorial State Park ~ Osawatomie Kansas".
The side of the marker is engraved: "Dedicated ~ Aug 30 ~ 1933".
References:
reported by RM Thies
Photographs:
RM Thies, October 26, 1995
DE McGovern, September 15, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
|
|
Paola, Miami County
Town Square
Type: Granite Soldier Statue
Description:
Granite spire with soldier statue on top. The statue is a civil war era soldier. The square base supporting the statue is inscribed: "Erected 1916, In Honor Of Our Countries ~ Defenders, By The School Children Of ~ Miami County And The D.O. Seller Family ~ Dedicated 1968 To Those Who Have Made The Supreme Sacrifice". A separate bronze panel is inscribed: "Miami County's Honored Dead ~ Spanish War & The Philippines (followed by names) ~ World War (followed by names) ~ Erected 1925".
References:
Baruch and Beckman, 1978,
SOS! 1994
Photographs:
DE McGovern, February 14, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
|
|
|
