Greenwood Cemetery Wall

Greenwood Cemetery Wall (HMUKK)

Location: Council Grove, KS 66846 Morris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 39.492', W 96° 30.065'

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1871

— Philomathian Heritage Plaque —

The wall was built primarily because of the controversy between Council Grove and Parkerville and their fight to secure the permanent location for the county seat.

Jobs were created by both towns and workers were imported to swell the number of eligible voters.
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HM NumberHMUKK
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Placed ByG. F. W. C. Philomathian Club
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 8:21am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 717438 N 4281810
Decimal Degrees38.65820000, -96.50108333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 39.492', W 96° 30.065'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 39' 29.52" N, 96° 30' 3.90" W
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Area Code(s)620, 785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 980 W Main St, Council Grove KS 66846, US
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