Globe

Globe (HMCZJ)

Location: Overbrook, KS 66524 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 47.814', W 95° 23.995'

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Inscription
Santa Fe Trail followed high land
to the SW of this marker.
Two miles south of here the Marion Town
Company laid out the Town of Marion
in honor of Gen. Francis Marion, "The
Swamp Fox" of Revolutionary War fame.
Town well, Blacksmith Shop, two stores
and later a church.
Post Office had intermittent existence:
As Marion — Nov. 1857 to May 1867
June 1870 to Aug. 1881
As Globe — Aug. 1881 to Dec. 1894
Feb. 1895 to Nov. 1900
Details
HM NumberHMCZJ
Series This marker is part of the Santa Fe Trail series
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Year Placed1985
Placed BySante Fe Trail Historical Society of Douglas County, KS
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 8:40pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 291580 N 4296974
Decimal Degrees38.79690000, -95.39991667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 47.814', W 95° 23.995'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 47' 48.84" N, 95° 23' 59.70" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 553 N 400 Rd, Overbrook KS 66524, US
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