You searched for City|State|Country: , ks us
Page 2 of 4 — Showing results 11 to 20 of 38
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ1_frankfort-grade-school_Frankfort-KS.html
Entered on the
National Register
of Historic Places
Dec. 27, 1972
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HYK_war-memorial_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
Blue Rapids Boys in the Service
1914 - 18
Died in Service
George Bedford · Clarence L Cole · William E Netz · William J Rombeck · Emil Vopata · Raphael L Zidek
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Marshall C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HYJ_historical-baseball-game_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
This field was the site of a 1913 game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants, winners of the national league pennant that year. Teams consisted of players from other major league teams, who were on a world tour. Blue Rapids was the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HVJ_gigantic-glaciers_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
Huge continental glaciers, hundreds of feet thick, came from the north to northeastern Kansas in at least two different episodes carrying rocks, gravel, sand, and a special clay called loess to the Blue Rapids area. Our fertile soils and sand & gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HUU_ice-age_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
The age of ice made great changes in the Earth's climate. From 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago the climate chilled, glaciers formed and advanced and retreated at least twice. Advancing glaciers squeezed zones where plants, people and other animals…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HUT_oldest-rocks-in-kansas_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
The oldest rocks in Kansas can be found right here in Blue Rapids. They are called Sioux Quartzite, a metamorphosed red sandstone originally deposited as sand in riverbeds, buried, and made extremely hard by heat and pressure. This quartzite was f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HUM_historic-holm-cabin_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
This log cabin was built by Swedish emigrants Frank and Augusta Sjoholm in the mid 1870's on their farm eight miles southeast of Blue Rapids. Hewn logs of oak were used in the 12 X 26 foot cabin. The lengthwise logs were spliced by being shaped to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HUL_oldest-roundabout-in-kansas_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
[Also]
1874 - Public Library
Blue Rapids Museum
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HUK_blue-rapids-station-bell_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
Ringing loudly at the City's first station, this fire bell was once used to call our firemen to duty. The bell was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Gellinger in memory of Jeff Wise, long time firefighter and employee of the City of Blue Rapids
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HUJ_blue-rapids-public-library_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places
March 17, 1972