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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZTX_all-american-veterans_Pittsburg-KS.html
Dedicatedto the memory ofAll American Veterans[Dedicated] Nov. 11, 1955——————U.S. Army Mothers NationalhonoringGold Star MembersIrene Kinsch, National Comm.1973-74
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTMC_carney-hall_Pittsburg-KS.html
On this site Carney Hall stood from 1919 until it was torn down in 1979 due to structural problems. The site of classes, theater, lectures and musical performances, it was named in honor of the third governor of Kansas, the Honorable Thomas Carney…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVX_crocker-cemetery-veterans-memorial_Pittsburg-KS.html
In MemoryDedicatedto all of thosewho servedand thosewho gave all
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS5I_fuller-american-legion-post-64-veterans-memorial_Pittsburg-KS.html
To the loving memory of those menand women who gave their lives in allpast wars, and to all veterans who servedour great country, we dedicate this tankas a symbol of your sacrifices. This M-60 forty five ton Army tank was donatedby the United S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS5G_wilkinson-coal-company-steam-shovel_Pittsburg-KS.html
This shovel was donated by Wilkinson Inc in order to create a permanent symbol of our southeast Kansas coal mining heritage McNally Pittsburg Inc was responsible for the relocation and renovation of the shovel to its present condition July 4…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO9O_g-a-r-w-r-c-civil-war-memorial_Pittsburg-KS.html
In memory of theUnknown Deadthat fell in the war1861-65
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUT_the-amazon-army_Pittsburg-KS.html
The women's march of 1921 epitomizes the spirit of the Kansas Balkans, an area known for its rich cultural heritage and turbulent strike-ridden history. On December 12 of that year, 3,000 (by some reports up to 6,000) women—wives and other f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNU8_alexander-howat_Pittsburg-KS.html
Among the many significant European immigrants in Kansas history is Alexander Howat, President of District 14 of the United Mine Workers of America. He was chiefly responsible for the organization of a powerful and militant union membership in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNSY_wilkinson-coal-company_Pittsburg-KS.html
· William Wilkinson was born in Pelton Fell, England in 1862. He worked in the mines from the age of 10 and came to Weir City, Kansas, in 1883 at the age of 20 to continue mining. · In 1917, he started his own deep mine a mile s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNSX_the-weir-pittsburg-coal-field-in-cherokee-county_Pittsburg-KS.html
The 1st Deep Mine, Scammonville, KSIn 1874 four brothers from Illinois, the Scammon brothers, pioneered new methods of mining coal in southeastern Kansas, digging the first mine shaft in Cherokee County. Although many doubted that their room-and-p…
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