Cherokee County Clock Tower - 1919-1988 - Columbus, KS
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N 37° 10.245 W 094° 50.510
15S E 336480 N 4115402
Clock tower when removed from courthouse and erected alone, became a memorial.
Waymark Code: WM177JF
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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County of memorial: Cherokee County
Location of memorial: Maple St. and Pennsylvania Ave., courthouse lawn, Columbus
Memorial erected by: Starr & Eugenia Smith and Cherokee County Citizens
Date memorial erected: 1988

Memorial plaque text:

CHEROKEE COUNTY WWI VETERANS MEMORIAL

"Dedicated to Veterans of all Wars"
1919 • Donated thru civic contributions Mrs. C.E. Bartlett, Chairperson
1955 • Removed from old courthouse
1983 • Rediscovered & refurbished by Mr. Starr Smith
1988 • Donated & rededicated to all
Cherokee County Veterans by Starr & Eugenia Smith

"We pledge to give your work of love
the care and appreciation it deserves"
Cherokee County Citizens

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