Settlers from Bukovina - Ellis, KS
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N 38° 56.290 W 099° 33.673
14S E 451360 N 4310064
This monument is set in memory of German-speaking settlers - in Ellis, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM1CFT8
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2025
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Ellis was established as a water stop on the Kansas-Pacific Railroad, and the area was soon farmed by settlers from Germany. This monument, set in a park that was the location of the former train station, is set in honor of German-speaking immigrants from Bukovina, Austria, who moved here beginning in 1886. Artwork on the monument shows a country church and farmland. The text is:
IN MEMORY OF THE SETTLERS FROM BUKOVINA AUSTRIA WHO STEPPED OFF THE TRAIN AT THIS LOCATION. BEGINNING in 1886 THE GERMAN SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS BROUGHT A STRONG CHRISTIAN FAITH AND WORTH ETHIC TO BUILD A FUTURE FOR THEIR FAMILIES IN THE NEW WORLD.
DEDICATED ON JULY 16, 1993 BY THE BUKOVINA SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAS
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