KANSAS

 

Location:

American Legion Post # 173, East 13th St. & Canterbury Dr., Hays, Kansas, 67601
Ph: 785-625-3813

Contact:
Mr. Ralph Walters, 100 Ash, Hays, Kansas, 67601, (913) 625-3952
Artifacts:
 

The first 2 pictures below are of a pipe which was part of the contents from the Kansas Merci boxcar, and on display at the Wamego Public Library, Wamego, KS, phone 785-456-9181, contact Kim Clark. The other 5 photos are courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society collection, contact Rebecca J. Martin, Assistant Museum Director, Kansas Museum of History, KSHS, 6425 SW Sixth Ave, Topeka, KS 66615-1099. More on the KSHS Merci collection may be seen at their website on the "Cool Things" page or the "Protraits" page.

Other Links: Kansas Fourty and Eight

A young boy learning about the Merci Train

Kansas Merci Car Artifacts

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