Quartzite Boulder - Leavenworth, Ks.
Posted by: iconions
N 39° 18.847 W 094° 54.759
15S E 335108 N 4353379
This large quartzite boulder and plaque are located on the grounds (southwest corner) of the Leavenworth County Courthouse - 300 Walnut Street.
Waymark Code: WMEB61
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2012
Views: 5
This large quartzite boulder and plaque are located on the grounds (southwest corner) of the Leavenworth County Courthouse - 300 Walnut Street. The boulder was deposited into a Kansas field due to glaciation during the Ice Age. The plaque on the boulder reads:
Quartzite Boulder of the Glacial Age
Donated for the Bicentennial Year 1976 by
Mr. and Mrs. William McNamee
From their farm located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 8 Twp. 10 R-22-E
Leavenworth County Kansas
No other information was found on the boulder.
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