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F.O.E. Ten Commandment Monuments in Kansas (5)
| Great Bend, Kansas |
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Donated by FOE: June 1958
Current Location: Unknown. On March 18, 1971, heavy winds toppled the monument and it broke into two pieces. It was removed to an unknown location and subsequently disappeared.
Original Location: Barton County Courthouse
Scroll: “Presented To / The City Of Great Bend / And Barton County / By Great Bend Aerie No. 646 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / 1958”
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| Junction City, Kansas |
Screenshot: Google Maps street view June 2013
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Donated by FOE: November 1958
Location: In front of the municipal building at 700 N. Jefferson, between W. 7th & W. 8th Streets.
Scroll: Unknown
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| Kansas City, Kansas |
Screenshot: Google Maps street view October 2012
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Kansas City, Kansas Ten Commandmdents Monument
Being removed from the Wyandotte County Courthouse (2003)
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Donated by FOE: November 1961
Current Location: Saint Mary’s-Saint Anthon’s Catholic Church, 615 N. 7th St.
Original Location: In front of Wyandotte County Courthouse
Scroll: “Presented To The People Of / The Metropolitan Area By / Wyandotte Aerie No. 87 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / And Auxiliary / Kansas City, Kansas”
History: In 2003, the monument was moved to Saint Mary’s-Saint Anthon’s Catholic Church’s lawn 150 feet away from the Courthouse. The local board of commissioners voted 8-0 to move the monument after the ACLU threatened to sue the city if the monument remained. “At a time when we're trying to save money any way we can and lower taxes, it just seems to be a prudent decision to make,” said Commissioner Kelley Kultala.
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| Lawrence, Kansas |
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Donated by FOE: October 1957
Current Location: O’Connell Youth Ranch, Lawrence, Kansas (since early 1990’s).
Original Location: Dedicated at the Topeka Municipal Auditorium.
Scroll: A metal plate with “Donated By / Fraternal Order / Of / Eagles / Topeka” covers the original scroll. It is not know what the original engraved dedication was (underneath the metal plate).
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| Manhattan, Kansas |
Manhattan Christian College
Screenshot: Google Maps street view June 2013
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Donated by FOE: 1958
Current Location: Manhattan Christian College, 1415 Anderson Ave.
History: On April 27, 1999, the city “dumped” the monument behind Manhattan Aerie No. 2468 (312 S. 4th St.). Two years later, on May 4, 2001, the monument was rededicated at Manhattan Christian College.
Scroll: “Presented To The City Of / Manhattan Kansas / By / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / Aerie & Auxiliary No. 2468 / 1958”
Litigation: A lawsuit was filed on April 7, 1999. After the city removed the monument from public property (see History above), the case was dismissed.
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