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
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
Keywords
Plaques, Historical markers, Harvey County (Kan.), Newton (Kan.)
Comments
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