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Osborne County, Kansas
World War II Veterans Memorial Highway, U.S 24
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A Tour of Remembrance, A Corridor of Service
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Memorial Hall, Downs, KS

Two-story brick building erected as a memorial to World War I veterans. 

Marker Inscription
Dedicated to those who fought for their country in World War I. The only monument to “The War to End All Wars” in Osborne County. Cornerstone laid July 27, 1922. Opened February 15, 1923.

Location
500 Morgan Avenue, Downs, Kansas.
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Corinth Cemetery Veterans Memorial,
Corinth Township, Osborne County, KS


Brick and concrete monument erected in the early 1960s in rural cemetery located four miles south, one mile east, and a half mile south of Downs, Kansas.

Inscription
In Honor of All Who Have Served Our Country

Location
850 South 20th Avenue, Corinth Township, Osborne County, KS
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Hardman Veterans Memorial Park, Osborne, KS

Given to the city of Osborne by Mabel Hardman in 1959 to be forever used as a park. 

Inscription
A living memorial to the Veterans of Osborne County who served so valiantly in all wars, that you, who enjoy these facilities in peace, may pause for thought and meditation on the sacrifices they made to insure your right to do so. Land for park donated by Mrs. Dwight Hardman as a memorial to Dwight H. Hardman, 1897-1955, Lt. Comm. U.S.N. Ret., Veteran World Wars I & II. Erected 1959 by Mrs. Dwight Hardman, American Legion, VFW, and City of Osborne.

Location 
659 North First Street, Osborne, Kansas.
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Osborne County Veterans Memorial, Osborne, KS

The African black marble obelisk with grey granite wings monument cost of $23,000 and was dedicated on November 11, 2000. 

Inscription
Dedicated To All Veterans Who Called Osborne County Home. All Gave Some, Some Gave All.

Location
423 West Main Street, Osborne, Kansas.
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Veterans Wall, Hardman Hall, Alton, KS

The photographs of all Alton area military veterans from 1870 to the present day adorn the south wall of Hardman Hall, home to the American Legion post in Alton.  Put in place in 2013.

Location
613 Mill Street, Alton, Kansas.
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Veterans Memorial, Alton, KS

​Bronze elk statue and wood framed list. Dedicated in May 2015.

Location
NW corner of Mill and Nicholas, Alton, Kansas.
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Veterans Memorial, Alton KS

​Closeup of wood framed list of all Alton area military veterans from 1870 to the present day.

Inscription
The bull elk sculpture in this park is dedicated to the honor of our veterans who have served our country. The bull elk is in recognition of Alton’s first veteran, General Hiram C. Bull.

Location
NW corner of Mill and Nicholas, Alton, Kansas.
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Select below to continue your tour of county memorials:
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  • Home
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      • Robert McBratney
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      • Bridging The Solomon
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      • Journeys End
      • Webster Dam
      • Ground Water Issues
      • A Sacred Promise
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