Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs
 

Creator

Preview

image preview

Identifier

2010204359

Approximate Date

January 1980

Description

This color photograph features a historical marker in Halstead at the Riverside Park in 1980.

Physical Description

2" x 2" photograph

Subject

Parks, Historical markers, Trees, Harvey County (Kan.), Halstead (Kan.)

Rights

© Harvey County Historical Museum. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. To request permission, contact info@hchm.org. Please credit Harvey County Historical Museum as your source.

Publisher

Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

J. Birch Stuart Collection, Photo Box 19 B Halstead-Park, River

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Language

eng

Transcription

Riverside Park Site of the Harvey County Old Settlers Picnic First Picnic held here in 1896 the Harvey County Old Settlers Picnic Association was formed in 1866. The first few picnics were held in the John Pierce Grove, one half mile east of here. Some of the scenes in the Columbia Motion picture "Picnic" were filmed here in 1956. Plaque Courtesy of the Harvey County Historical Society 1977

Keywords

Parks, Historical markers, Trees, Harvey County (Kan.), Halstead (Kan.)

Share

Image Location

 
COinS