CIVIL WAR MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS
STAFFORD COUNTY, KANSAS
Stafford, Stafford CountyCemetery
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Type: Granite Monument and Flagpole Description: The monument is in the form of a broken tree trunk. The inscription on the monument reads "GAR 1908". The flagpole has four brass markers reading: "In Memory Of ~ All Men And Women ~ Of The ~ U.S. Military ~ And ~ Naval Service". "In Memory Of ~ Grand Army ~ Of The Republic ~ Henry Hopkins Post No. 301". "In Memory Of ~ Spanish American ~ War Veterans". "In Memory Of ~ World War ~ Veterans ~ Erected By ~ American Legion Post No. 131 ~ 1939". References: SOS! 1994 Photographs: RM Thies, July 12, 1995 DE McGovern, February 28, 2005 SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |
Stafford, Stafford CountyCounty Historical Society Museum |
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Type: Cannon Description: A 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle is mounted on a wooden carriage. This was obtained by the local GAR post in May 1908 and dedicated along with newly placed limestone monument on 4 June 1908 in the City Cemetery. It is not known when this cannon was moved from the cemetery. References: Stark, 1997, Thies, 2004 Photographs: SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial SUVCW documentation needed |