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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NL0_the-pioneer-spirit_Overland-Park-KS.html
Antioch Cemetery
Est. 1871
This plaque dedicated May, 2001
to honor those whose services,
past and present have preserved
the beauty of this cemetery
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[Cemetery Chapel]
Erected 1940…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KFS_santa-fe-trail_Lenexa-KS.html
[Title is text]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KFG_bradshaw-park_Lenexa-KS.html
Bradshaw Park honors the memory of the pioneer Bradshaw family headed by Charles A. and Sarah Bradshaw.
On May 25, 1869 they gave land to the Missouri River, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad for the establishment and maintenance of a railroad statio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G5X_veterans-of-foreign-wars-war-memorial_De-Soto-KS.html
1898-1902
Casualties 385
Wounded 1,662
1917-1918
Casualties 53,402
Wounded 204,002
1941-1945
Casualties 291,557
Wounded 671,846
1950-1953
Casualties 36,574
Wounded 103,284
1964-1975
Casualties 58,209
Wounded 153,303
1990 1991
Casualties 382
Wound…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZ2_elvira-beckwith_Olathe-KS.html
First burial in this cemetery
Born in W. Bloomfield Ny.August 8, 1818.Died inOlathe KansasApril 30, 1865.
On April 30, 1865, Elvira Beckwiththe sister of Mr. [Watts] Beckwithwas the first person buriedin this cemetery
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BBV_r-r-osborne-plaza_Olathe-KS.html
Robert R. Osborne - Olathe banker, businessman, and philanthropist, 1904-2001. His longstanding community leadership and unfailing support for those in need helped shape Olathe and its institutions. The art works in this plaza are intended to hono…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BBT_home-for-christmas_Olathe-KS.html
Olathe captured the attention of the nation, and of the world, in 1970, 1971 and 1972, with four fund-raising drives to provide holiday furloughs for 28 Olathe servicemen then stationed in the Vietnam war zone.
Olathe was the first community in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BBS_children-of-the-trails_Olathe-KS.html
Perhaps the greatest test of the pioneers' spirit was the loss of children like Asa Smith to the harsh and unforgiving elements of the frontier. His tiny marker stands today at the intersection of K-19 and K-7 Highways. It is joined by this sculpt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BBR_bicentennial-time-capsule_Olathe-KS.html
Beneath this stone is buried a capsule containing papers and items used in celebrating the American Revolution Bicentennial in Johnson County, Kansas. Placed on this Thanksgiving Eve November 24, 1976 A.D. by the Johnson County Bicentennial Commit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BAQ_conser-store-hall_Overland-Park-KS.html
Built 1911
A landmark buildingdesignated by theO. P. Landmark Commission