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This set of photographs show the stone pavilion, monument, entrance and picnic area to Pawnee Rock in Barton County, Kansas. The site, located in the southwest corner of Barton County, is about 100 yards from the Santa Fe trail. It is considered sacred ground for native Pawnee who held tribal councils on its flat top. For pioneers passing through the area, the landmark was considered a half way point of their journey and many would engrave their names into the stone. In 1909 through the efforts of the Woman's Kansas Day Club, the remaining portion of Pawnee Rock became a historic site. On May 24, 1912 the stone monument was dedicated before a crowd of some eight thousand onlookers. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Creator: Kansas State Historical Society
Date: August 18, 1963
Item Number: 530991
Call Number: FK2.B2 *23, 24, 25, 26, 27,28, 29, 30, 31,.34, 35, 36,37, 38, 39
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 530991
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Woman's Kansas Day Club
Date - 1960s - 1963
Environment - Geology - Rocks - Rock formations
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Pawnee Rock
Places - Counties - Barton
Transportation - Trails - Santa Fe
Type of Material - Photographs
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