Sounds along the byway...saws, picks and axes.

Sounds along the byway...saws, picks and axes. (HMMO2)

Location: Pleasanton, KS 66075 Linn County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 15.541', W 94° 40.316'

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Frontier Military Historic Byway

"The ax, pick, saw and trowel, has become more the implement of the American soldier than the cannon, musket or sword."
Colonel Zachary Taylor, 1820

In 1836, President Andrew Jackson authorized $100,000 to build a military road from Fort Snelling, Minnesota to Fort Gibson in present day Oklahoma. The road was to be used for frontier defense and a patrol system, and later for commerce. In 1844 the Quartermaster General requested funds to repair all of the bridges and road surfaces that had been destroyed by heavy rains. Soldiers did the repair work.
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HM NumberHMMO2
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByFrontier Military Historic Byway
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 1:11am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 353721 N 4235875
Decimal Degrees38.25901667, -94.67193333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 15.541', W 94° 40.316'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 15' 32.46" N, 94° 40' 18.96" W
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Area Code(s)913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15710 N 4th St, Pleasanton KS 66075, US
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