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RE: Blue Star Memorial Marker
I have a marker that was originally in a rest area maintained by DOT in Wallace County, It was purchased by the Kansas Garden Club and placed at the rest area when a state president was from either Sharon Springs or Wallace. Ruth (?) Jackson is the name someone told me. We need to get it back to Wallace County for your history and protection of the marker itself. My phone number is 785-282-6822 and I live in Smith Center, KS. This marker was found in a field after the rest area was shut down, hauled to Colby, and has been in a storage shed there for I don’t know how long. I am a past state President of Kansas Associated Garden Clubs also. I do not have a website. I will call back during your winter hours. I am hoping that someone there can fill in the blanks for this marker.
Hi Louise,
Thank you for reaching out regarding the marker, it is an important item of history needing brought back to Wallace County. We do want to make arrangements to pick it up. I left a voicemail for you indicating the same. Fortunately, I will be in Phillipsburg, weather permitting, February 9th and can arrange to pick it up if it works for you. Please let me know how large and heavy it is and if it has a post attached or just the marker. I see pictures on the internet that give me a visual of it.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Nancy Arendt
Fort Wallace Museum Staff