Marais Du Cygne Martyrs Memorial

Marais Du Cygne Martyrs Memorial (HMD8O)

Location: Pleasanton, KS 66075 Linn County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 15.121', W 94° 40.812'

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Inscription
(Front):
Rev. B. L. Read
John F. Campbell
William Colpetzer
Michael Robertson
Patrick Ross
William Hairgrove
Asa Hairgrove
Charles Snider
William A Stilwell
Amos Hall
Austin Hall

(Side 2):
On the 19th day of May 1858, the men whose names
appear on this monument were taken from their
daily avocations by a band of armed border
ruffians and marched to a deep ravine four miles
east of this place and there shot and left for dead.
Their only offense was was they were Free State men.

(Side 3):
Ad Astra Per Aspera

(Side 4):
From the hearths of their cabins,
The fields of their corn,
Unwarned and unweaponed,
The victims were torn,—
By the whirlwind of murder
Swooped up and swept on
To the low, reedy fen-lands,
The Marsh of the Swan.

On the lintels of Kansas
That blood shall not dry;
Henceforth the Bad Angel
Shall harmless go by;
Henceforth to the sunset,
Unchecked on her way,
Shall Liberty follow
The march of the day.
Details
HM NumberHMD8O
Tags
Year Placed1888
Placed ByMarais Des Cygne Memorial Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 6:15am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 352984 N 4235112
Decimal Degrees38.25201667, -94.68020000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 15.121', W 94° 40.812'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 15' 7.26" N, 94° 40' 48.72" W
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Area Code(s)913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 110 Trading Post, Pleasanton KS 66075, US
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