Waconda (Great Spirit Spring)

Waconda (Great Spirit Spring) (HM1040)

Location: Cawker City, KS 67430 Mitchell County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 31.27', W 98° 23.074'

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Many moons ago, so runs an Indian legend, Waconda, a beautiful Princess, fell in love with a brave of another tribe. Prevented from marriage by a blood feud, this warrior embroiled the tribes in battle. During the fight an arrow struck him as he stood on the brink of a spring and he fell mortally wounded into the waters. Waconda, grief-stricken, plunged after him. Believing her soul still lived in the depths, the tribes for countless ages carried their sick to drink the healing waters. Here they celebrated their victories and mourned their losses, never neglecting to throw into the spring some token from the Great Spirit.

Waconda Spring, 3/4 mile south of this marker, is a mineral pool about fifty feet in diameter, set in a curious limestone basin.
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HM NumberHM1040
Series This marker is part of the Kansas: Kansas Historical Society series
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Marker Number36
Placed ByKansas Historical Society and State Highway Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 5:33pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 552898 N 4374794
Decimal Degrees39.52116667, -98.38456667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 31.27', W 98° 23.074'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 31' 16.20" N, 98° 23' 4.44" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 600 Unnamed Road, Cawker City KS 67430, US
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