Ogden Monument

Ogden Monument (HM1ETA)

Location: Fort Riley, KS 66442 Geary County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 3.859', W 96° 47.569'

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Brevet Major
E.A. OGDEN
Assistant Quartermaster
U.S. Army
died at Fort Riley
Aug. 3rd 1855
Aged 44 years

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; yea saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors: and their works do follow them.


(North side) On the site marked by this monument, MAJOR OGDEN, in 1855, opened a quarry from which was obtained stones used in the construction of the first permanent buildings erected at FORT RILEY

(South side) This monument is a duplicate of the OGDEN MONUMENT which until 1923 stood on the crest of hill three hundred yards north of this point and the stone on which this inscription is carved was taken from the original monument.
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Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 9:57pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 690960 N 4326232
Decimal Degrees39.06431667, -96.79281667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 3.859', W 96° 47.569'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 3' 51.54" N, 96° 47' 34.14" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 177-179 Huebner Rd, Fort Riley KS 66442, US
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