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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VKA_wheels-of-progress-historical_Olathe-KS.html
Conceptualized by Heart of America's own Craig Shannon and Mike Whalen, "Wheels of Progress" represents the evolution of transportation depicted by 4 giant wheels. One in stone to symbolize the prehistoric era, one in wood to symbolize the middl…
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/HMN38_up-in-smoke_Olathe-KS.html
Thanks to archaeological digs carried out in the early 1980s, we know that the Mahaffies' original smokehouse stood about 15 feet behind you, closer to the ice house.
Smokehouses, like ice houses, offered a way to preserve food. In the nineteen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN36_pit-stop_Olathe-KS.html
Why does a race car driver pull into the pits, or a truck driver leave the highway to visit a truck stop? The Mahaffie stagecoach stop offered similar services.
Need repairs or new tires? The federal census for 1865 lists a "R. Vickard" - occup…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN33_a-survivor_Olathe-KS.html
This barn is thought to be the oldest structure standing on the Mahaffie farm. While the siding was replaced at least twice, the frame underneath probably dates to about 1860, when the Mahaffies established the farm and their first home. In 2009, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN2R_not-so-little-a-farm-on-the-prairie_Olathe-KS.html
The agricultural censuses for 1860, 1865, and 1870 make it clear that J.B. Mahaffie had one of the most valuable farming operations in the township.
In 1865, J.B. owned 570 acres of land, with 240 of them enclosed by fence. The total cash value…