Address: 215 E. St. John
Come visit us in Girard, Kansas
On April 15, 1995, a formal ceremony dedicated a Huey Helicopter to its new home on the Southeast corner of the Crawford County Courthouse lawn. In addition to the Huey, a granite replica of the Vietnam Wall is engraved with the names of the 777
Girard, KS MemorialsDrop by an see one of the nation's largest American Flags (30' x 60' - 130' high). While you can see the flag from your vehicle, you really must stand under the Big Flag to appreciate its true size, 130 feet high above the Kansas prairie honoring all war veterans.
Girard, KS MemorialsBuilt in 1918, the Girard Post Office was the smallest first class post office built at the time because of the huge volume of mail shipped from the Appeal To Reason newspaper.
Girard, KS Historic BuildingsA large brick building was on this site and was used by the Appeal To Reason newspaper in 1896. Its publisher was J.A. Wayland, a Socialist. About 750,000 copies were mailed out weekly in 1913 all across the world and was the largest circulated newspaper at this time.
Girard, KS Historic BuildingsThis is the home of Socialist lawyer, author, and lecturer, Henry Laurens Call. Call built the first airplane west of the Mis...
The Wayland home was built in 1887, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built by the ...
The Higgie family was a founding family with 10 children (5 of whom settled in Girard). Captain John and three sons were ship...
Emanuel Haldeman lived at this farm home with his family beginning in 1918. The home is listed on the Kansas State Registe...