Plaque on the Civil War Cannon in the Military Park

Creator

Preview

Identifier

2010204500

Approximate Date

January 1980

Description

This color photograph features Newton in 1980. The image depicts a historical marker on the Civil War Cannon in Military Park.

Physical Description

2" x 2" photograph

Subject

Plaques, Historical markers, Harvey County (Kan.), Newton (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 05 E Parks & Swimming Pool

Repository

Harvey County Historical Museum

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Recommended Citation

"Plaque on the Civil War Cannon in the Military Park" (1980). Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs. 977.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/harvey/977

Language

eng

Transcription

Coastal Defense Cannon A Civil War Memorial This cannon used in coastal defense during the Civil War was secured through the efforts of Judson Kilpatrick Post No. 36, G. A. R. and Congressman Chester I. Long. Presented to Mayor George W. Young for City of Newton by Hon. J. G. Wood, Topeka, on behalf of Post No. 36, on October 4, 1899. At this ceremony "East Park" was rededicated "Military Park" and is so known today. On October 5, 1899, a city wide celebration and parade were held by the citizens of Newton in honor of the dedication of this Civil War Memorial. Harvey County Historical Society 1977