Garfield Memorial Wayside Chapel - Garfield, Kansas
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BruceS
N 38° 04.714 W 099° 14.352
14S E 479021 N 4214559
Wayside chapel in a small park on the east side of Garfield, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMEK59
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2012
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Text of marker:
Garfield Memorial Wayside Chapel
In 1873, Ohio Congressman James A. Garfield, later the 20th President of the United States, was honored by former citizens from his District by naming their twon for him. In appreciation he gave a bell to the community for the first church to be erectred in Garfield.
The Congregational Church built in 1875 was the recipient of the bell.
The Wayside Chapel is a memorial to the first Congregational Church with its cornerstone, and that historic bell.
The stone at the base of this marker is the original step to the firs church
Travelers on Highway 56 are invited to pause for prayer to Gon on life's journey.