SALINE COUNTY, KANSAS
Salina, Saline County
Gypsum Hill Cemetery
(Iron and Marymount - west of town center)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
A granite monument and flagpole form the focus of a number of rows of related grave sites. The monument is inscribed: "Our ~ Unknown ~ Dead ~ Are ~ Remembered".
References:
reported by RM Thies
Photographs:
RM Thies, June 22, 1994
DE McGovern, February 25, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Salina, Saline County
Gypsum Hill Cemetery
(Iron and Marymount Road - west of town center)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
The memorial circle in the cemetery includes a number of rows of related grave sites. In one row is a monument that is inscribed: "In Memory Of All Members ~ Of Col. Phillips Circle ~ No. 118 ~ Ladies Of Grand ~ Army Of Republic".
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, February 25, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Salina, Saline County
Oakdale Park
(Oakdale Drive - center of town)
Type: Bronze Soldier Statues
Description:
A descriptive plaque is located on the left side of the gateway: "Oakdale Memorial Gateway ~ In 1918 this gateway was erected as a memorial to Civil ~ and Spanish War veterans. The bronze statue on the left ~ is a Union soldier while the one on the right is a Rough ~ Rider. The original gateway was 12 feet apart and included ~ a folding bronze gate. In 1933 the pillars were widened to ~ 33 feet to allow for large vehicles. After a vehicle ~ destroyed part of the left pillar in 1990, it was rebuilt ~ in 1992 at a cost of $70,000. The original cost of the ~ entire gateway was $18,000".
The left section of the gateway is inscribed: " In Memory Of The Men ~ Of This Vicinity ~ Who Gave Their Lives To ~ The Defence Of This Country", "Thos. Anderson ~ E.B.Ericson R.R.Dearing ~ County Commissioners". The bronze medallion under the statue reads: "Col. William A. Phillips ~ Founder of Salina Kansas".
The right section of the gateway is inscribed: "Dedicated To All Our ~ Loyal Sons Who ~ Showed Distinguished Valor ~ Upon The Nation's Battlefields". A bronze medallion is mounted above the inscription which reads: "Gen. John A. Logan ~ The Black Eagle of Illinois ~ In Honor of John A Logan Post G.A.R." The bronze medallion under the statue reads ; "United Spanish War Veterans ~ 1898 - 1902".
References:
Baruch and Beckman, 1978,
SOS! 1994
Photographs:
RM Thies, February 20, 1995
DE McGovern, April 23, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Salina, Saline County
Gypsum Hill Cemetery
(Iron and Marymount Road - west of center of town)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
The memorial circle in the cemetery includes a number of rows of related grave sites. In one row is a monument that is inscribed: "In Memory ~ Jessie Gertrude Johnson ~ Daughter Of Wallace H & Mary Louise Johnson, ~ Pioneer Family Of 1858. Born, Abilene, Kan, Aug ~ 28, 1872. Went To Her Rest, Salina, Kan, July 7, 1939. ~ Charter Member Business & Professional Women's ~ Club. Only Woman Member Of Kansas Anti-Horse ~ Thief Assn. Honorary Member John A. Logan Post G.A.R. ~ A Life Like Hers Has Left A Record Sweet For Memory To Dwell Upon".
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, February 25, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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Salina, Saline County
Memorial Hall
(9th and Ash)
Type: Building
Description:
Large bronze plaques are mounted above the doors of the Salina Memorial Hall. From the left, these are: "Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902", "G.A.R. 1861-1865", "American Legion".
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, March 25, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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Salina, Saline County
Rose Lawn Cemetery
(E Crawford and Marymount - south east of town center)
Type: Stone Monument and Flagpole
Description:
A bronze plaque on the monument is inscribed: "Flag Flying ~ In Memory of ~ All Veterans".
In front of the stone monument is another bronze plaque reading: "Dedicated To The Memory Of Those Who Gave Of ~ Their Lives In Defense Of Liberty For Their Country".
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, February 25, 2006
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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