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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I0I_frankforts-first-school-house_Frankfort-KS.html
School district # 35 was organized in March 1869. The first term of school was taught by Professor Stines in the upper story of Heasley Hotel, south of the Mo-Pac [railroad] tracks.
In the spring of 1870 this school house was built on hand hewn w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I0H_memory-of-battleship-maine_Frankfort-KS.html
In remembrance of the
officers and men who
lost their lives in the
destruction of the
USS Maine at
Havana Cuba harbor,
February Fifteenth,
MDCCCXCVIII
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I0G_pikes-peak-trail-1842_Frankfort-KS.html
[Covered Wagon Medallion]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I0F_war-memorial_Frankfort-KS.html
Veterans who gave their lives from Frankfort Kansas and surrounding area
WWI:
Benjamin F. Hersh · John Hunt · Albert H. Jackson · Albert C. Leopold · Joe P. Meaghen · Joseph L. McMinimy · H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I0E_a-quiet-and-restful-place_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
To cross the high western mountains before the fall snow storms arrived, many emigrant wagon trains headed for the Oregon or California territories left Independence, Missouri, in mid April to early May. The downside to leaving too early often mea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZP_a-respite-in-the-wilderness_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
The water is of the most excellent kind. The spring is surrounded with Ash Cotton wood and Cedar trees. It is an excellent place to camp for a day or two to wash, recruit the cattle etc. I this day cut the name of the spring in the rock on Table a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZN_the-1840s-american-dream_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
Stranded by heavy flood waters on the bank of the Big Blue River, 100 members of the Donner and Reed Wagon Train waited for several days anticipating that the spring runoff would begin to subside. Sarah Keyes, James Reed's mother-in-law, although …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZA_alcove-springs-the-oregon-trail_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
Six miles northwest is Alcove Springs, named in 1846 by appreciative travelers on the Oregon trail who carved the name on the surrounding rocks and trees. One described the Springs as "a beautiful cascade of water... altogether one of the most rom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ9_alcove-spring-park_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
Alcove Spring Park consists of more than 200 acres of native prairie and timber land maintained for the preservation of this historic camping ground on the Oregon-California trail and for the enjoyment of our visitors. The park is owned and mainta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ8_oregon-trail-memorial-garden_Blue-Rapids-KS.html
Dedicated to
Gregory M. Franzwa
1926 - 2009
Friend of Alcove Spring
Historian-Writer-Publisher
Founder of the
Oregon-California Trails Association