COFFEY COUNTY, KANSAS
Agricola, Coffey County
Cemetery
(north of town)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
A granite block at the base of the cemetery flagpole is engraved "Lest We Forget". It appears new but there are Civil War Veterans graves nearby.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, July 7, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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Burlington, Coffey County
Veteran Memorial Park
(center of town)
Type: Plaza with Flagpole and surrounding dedications
Description:
A brick memorial states: "All Gave Some - Some Gave All" and includes names from World War I, World War II and Vietnam. Another marker consists of an aluminum plaque on a concrete base. It reads: "Veteran Memorial Park ~ This Memorial And Park Is Dedicated In1992 To The ~ Veterans Of Coffey County, Both Living And Dead, ~ Who Gave Of Their Time And Some Their Lives. ~ To Support The Tenets Of Freedom And Liberty That ~ The United States Of America And ~ Coffey County, Kansas Stand For. ~ For The Veterans Of Coffey County, We Who ~ Remain Pledge That The Memory Of ~ Their Service Will Not Be Forgotten, ~ Misunderstood, Or Ignored."
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, September 16, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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Gridley, Coffey County
Veteran Memorial
(center of town)
Type: Stone Monument
Description:
A stone monument has a central plaque reading: "Gridley ~ Armed Forces Memorial ~ In Honor Of ~ The Men and Women ~ Who Serve To Protect ~ Our Freedom". Glass cases are positioned on both ends of the Monument. These cases contain names of soldiers, including 27 from the Civil War.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, September 16, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
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Lebo, Coffey County
Lincoln Twp Cemetery
(west of town)
Type: Granite Monument
Description:
The granite monument is engraved: "In ~ Memory ~ Of ~ Our Heroes ~ 1861-1865 ~ W.R.C." The sides of the monument are engraved with a cannon and flag, and a G.A.R. ribbon.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
RM Thies, March 11, 1997
DE McGovern, July 7, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
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