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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SKJ_company-k-20th-regiment-kansas-volunteers_Ottawa-KS.html
In honor of
Company K
20th Reg't Kan. Vol.
in appreciation of their
Gallantry and Patriotism
in the Philippine Islands
1898 - 1899
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This gateway was erected by
the Citizens of Fran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A4Y_1951-marais-des-cygnes-flood-high-water-line_Ottawa-KS.html
Marais des Cygnes River FloodCrest of July 11-12, 1951
High-Water LineSurveyed by the U.S. Geologic Survey
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A4T_marais-de-cygnes-river_Ottawa-KS.html
"The Marsh of the Swans" is the meaning of the river's French name. In 1828, Baptist missionary Isaac McCoy brought a group of Indians on a journey to examine this area as a possible relocation site for eastern and Great Lakes tribes. McCoy called…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A4R_civil-war-memorial_Ottawa-KS.html
The FlagOur Fathers Saved————Dedicated May 12 - 1937to our fathers
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A4M_dietrich-cabin-1859_Ottawa-KS.html
Dietrich CabinIn 1854 two German brothers, Jacob and John Dietrich, arrived in America after a fifty-three day voyage by sailing ship. They settled first in Connecticut and were joined the following year by their sister Elizabeth and Jacob's bride…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A26_main-street-500-block-south-and-city-park_Ottawa-KS.html
The Schools at 5th and Main: Ottawa's first school house was built at 3rd and Walnut where a city parking lot now stands. It suffered a tornado and an earthquake, and cracks appeared in the brick walls. Besides those problems, the population of Ot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A1T_main-street-400-block-south_Ottawa-KS.html
Location, location, locationThe Baptists built a stone church on the east side of the 400 block in 1867. The photo above shows it as well as a "tabernacle" tent erected for a Kansas Baptist Convention in 1869. By the 1890s, the Baptists would move…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A14_franklin-county-courthouse_Ottawa-KS.html
This is the oldest surviving courthouse designed by George P Washburn of Ottawa. Before coming to town, Washburn had worked for the Kansas City architectural firm of Cross and Taylor where he supervised construction of Union railroad depots includ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A08_civil-war-memorial_Princeton-KS.html
In memory of our soldierswho fought in the Great Rebellion of1861 - 1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19YA_ottawa-carnegie-library_Ottawa-KS.html
This two story Neo-Classical building was built with Andrew Carnegie's grant of $15,000 and was matched by the City with a site and a commitment to devote 10% of the amount of the gift annually for maintenance. The colossal order Ionic columns, li…