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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SS1_the-terrible-swedes-coach-ray-hahn-dr-ted-kessinger-historical_Lindsborg-KS.html
The Terrible Swedes
In 1902, Dr. Carl A. Swensson, president of Bethany College, hired Bennie Owen as coach of the Bethany Swedes football team. He developed an awesome team that demolished all opponents, including the University of Oklahoma and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SRV_home-and-studio-of-anton-pearson-historical_Lindsborg-KS.html
Anton Pearson was an immigrant from Lund, Skåne, in southern Sweden. He is best known for his woodcarvings of local Lindsborg and Smoky Valley characters depicted in everyday situations. Anton opened his studio in 1929. Today it continues to be a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SRU_the-swedish-pavilion-historical_Lindsborg-KS.html
The Swedish Pavilion, the largest building to the south, was originally the Swedish exposition building at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Modeled after traditional Swedish manor houses, the Pavilion was prefabricated in Sweden, ship…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SRT_messiah-chorus-historical_Lindsborg-KS.html
Handel's "Messiah" has been performed annually in Lindsborg since 1882. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson, the founder of Bethany College and pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church, was introduced to it by Pastor Olof Olsson, a Lindsborg pioneer who had moved to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SP1_range-school_Marquette-KS.html
Organized in 1880. A school was built 9 mil. NW of Marquette. In 1906 a new school was built and closed in 1948. Range was donated by John Hughes and then moved to Marquette. Plaque by Etta Hockstrasser Memorial in memory of Hughes' who attended R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SP0_veterans-memorial_Marquette-KS.html
The people of
Marquette
dedicate this memorial
to the men and women
of this community
who served our country
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The Walkway of Honor
for those who have
served our country
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SOY_g-a-r-post-no-308-memorial_Marquette-KS.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SOX_world-war-ii-memorial_Marquette-KS.html
In honor of the
men and women
who served their country
in World War II
In memory of
departed comrades
of World War II
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SOW_opera-block_Marquette-KS.html
1st brick building
in Marquette
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SOU_old-mill-stone-monument_Marquette-KS.html
These mill stones were used in Marquette's first mill built in 1874 on the bank of the Smoky Hill River by H. S. Bacon, the town founder. The mill was the first industry and the beginning of Marquette - founded February 9th, 1874. This is a tribut…