Wichita State University
It was 1904 when Wichita State University was known as Fairmoun[t] College that R.J. Kirk (Class of 1907), a football manager, invented the name "Wheat Shockers" for posters to advertise a game against the Chilocco Indians. It was shortened to "Shockers" as Wichita State teams are known today.HM Number | HMQR9 |
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Series | This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series |
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Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 8:54pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 593972 N 4214859 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.07663333, -97.92856667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 4.598', W 97° 55.714' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 4' 35.88" N, 97° 55' 42.84" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 620, 316 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 177-199 Grandstand Ave, Hutchinson KS 67502, US |
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