Unknown Dead - Pioneer Cemetery - Lawrence, Kansas
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N 38° 57.191 W 095° 15.703
15S E 304014 N 4314013
This approximately 12 foot marker is located in the Pioneer Cemetery on the University of Kansas west campus.
Waymark Code: WM6PP0
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2009
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This cemetery pre-dates the University by several years. This obelisk was originally erected in 1906 by the Lawrence Chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was repaired and rededicated in 2006 by the Sons of Union Veterans.
The plaque reads:
Dedicated by the Lawrence Grand Army of the Republic
Washington Post #12 on June 16, 1906
To the Unknown Dead
Union Soldiers
Of the Civil War
Re-dedicated by the Lawrence Sons of Union Veterans
Camp #4 November 2006
Date Created/Placed: June 16, 1906
Address:
University of Kansas West Campus
Pioneer Cemetery
Height: 12 feet
Illuminated: Not Listed
Website: Not listed
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