Walronds Stockade - Portis, KS
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The Snowdog
N 39° 32.817 W 098° 41.545
14S E 526427 N 4377520
This stone monument, erected in 1938, is near the location of Walronds Stockade- south of Portis, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM13MEY
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2021
Views: 3
This stone monument is on the east side of Highway 9 about a mile south of Portis. Erected in 1938, the monument is near the location of Walraonds Stockade, where settlers took refuge in the last Indian fight in the county; this occurred in 1870. There is a pull-out at the marker with room for a few cars to park.
Marker Name: Walronds Stockade
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker text:
WALRONDS STOCKADE
1870
100 YARDS DUE EAST OF THIS
MARKER
STOOD THE ONLY
COMPLETED STOCKADE
IN OSBORNE COUNTY
ERECTED 1938
Marker Location: Osborne
Year Marker Placed: 01/01/1938
Official Marker Number: Not listed
Name of agency setting marker: Not listed
Marker Web Address: Not listed
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