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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9X_the-missionary-movement_Highland-KS.html
While some wanted to "Americanize" the relocated Indian tribes, others wanted to offer aid. Missionaries set up schools to convert the Indian children to Christianity and to teach them vocational skills. Many Indians preferred to maintain their ow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9T_emigrant-indians-in-kansas_Highland-KS.html
As the nation pushed west, Indian tribes were removed from their lands. Between 1825 and 1850, 25 tribes were relocated to Kansas. Two tiny strips of land in extreme northeast Kansas were set aside for the Iowa and the Sac & Fox. Relocation meant …
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Sir Knight John W. SmithDied in Memphis Tenn. Dec. 18, 1877Aged 86 yearsA Master Mason, Royal Archand Knight Templar62 years a Mason andfirst Deputy Grand Masterof the Grand Lodge of KansasErected by the Masonic Fraternityof Kansas in memory of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW87_highland-cemetery-veterans-memorial_Highland-KS.html
This memorial is dedicatedin honor of all the men andwomen who served theseUnited States of Americaduring times of war and peace.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7H_highland-community-college_Highland-KS.html
Highland University1909Erected by the Peopleand dedicatedto their best interests ————— [Stone] FromOld Mission1837 ————— Names of the CollegeHighland University, 1857Highland …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7D_irvin-hall_Highland-KS.html
This structure has beenrecorded by theHistoric AmericanBuildings Surveyof the United States Departmentof the Interior for its archivesat the Library of Congress
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7A_rubeti-memorial_Highland-KS.html
The hand-hewn bricks in this memorial were taken from the fireplace of Rubeti Lodge. Constructed as a home for Indian girls, Rubeti Lodge was erected as a memorial to Sophie Rubeti, a young girl of the Sac Indian tribe. Sophie lived at the mission…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW6P_smithton-lodge-no-1-a-f-a-m_Highland-KS.html
The oldest Lodge in Kansas [1854] Chartered March 17, 1856Dedicated June 8, 1991M[ost] W[orshipful] Conrad F JohnsonFirst Grand Master from Smithton LodgeAF and AM of Kansas
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