This memorial honors Ness County Veterans, with a special remembrance to those who made the ultimate sacrifice when answering their country's call. The park includes a Wall of Honor, Media Center, and Serenity Areas.
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Ness City's First Schoolhouse
The pioneer Pembleton family purchased the Old Echo Print Shop, a small native stone building built in 1882
Ness City, KS Historic SchoolhousesOutdoor Recreation
Recreational facilities include a modern municipal swimming pool, hard-surfaced tennis courts, city park playgrounds, theatre, the Cedar Bluff reservoir recreational area on K-147 highway only 27 miles northeast. Good fishing is provided from the waters of the Cedar Bluff reservoir, Goodman Lake (
Ness City, KS RecreationNess County Veterans Memorial Park
This memorial honors Ness County Veterans, with a special remembrance to those who made the ultimate sacrifice when answering their country'
Ness City, KS MemorialsGeorge Washington Carver Memorial Marker
Granite Marker at the Carver Homestead
One of Beeler's most famous pioneer settlers was George Washington Carver, who journeyed by wagon from Highland, Kansas to Eden Township in Ness Countv with J.F. Beeler.
In August 1886, Carver established a claim on the SE ¾ of 4-19- 26
Ness City, KS MemorialsNess County Historical Museum
The Historical Museum is housed in the old Beardslee Brothers General Store which originally was a building owned by Ross Calhoun, the father of Ness City. When a fire destroyed the building in 1899, the present building was built with supplies from the razed Calhoun House and sugar mill.
Ness City, KS Museums