NESS COUNTY, KANSAS


Ness, Ness County

County Courthouse


Ness



Type: Bronze Soldier Statue

Description: Erected June 1, 2002. The inscription on the base of the statue reads: "Corporal V.B. Ness ~ Seventh Kansas Cavalry ~ Died August 22, 1864 ~ Abbeville, Mississippi ~ In 1878, The Kansas Legislature Named Ness County In His Honor. This Statue Is In Memory Of Noah Ness And All The Brave Men Who Have Fought To Keep This Country Free. ~ Dedicated June 2000 ~ Sculptor: Harold T. Holden".

References:
Fritzler and Gantz, 2000,
Mark Coplin

Photographs:
Mark Coplin, June 2002
DE McGovern, August 15, 2005

SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned


Utica, Ness County

Cemetery
(west of town)


Utica



Type: Granite Monumentl

Description: A granite monument is flanked by flagpoles. The monument is inscribed: "Post 380 ~ American Legion ~ In Honored ~ Memory Of All ~ Military Dead ~ Dedicated May 29, 1972".

References:
reported by DE McGovern

Photographs:
DE McGovern, May 17, 2006

SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned