Mennonite Settlers Statue
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| Mennonite Settlers Statue 600 Block of W. 5th Street Newton, KS 67114 Map This! |
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The Mennonite Settlers Statue, in Newton, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, 2-26-98. The Statue was competed in 1941. The 17-foot statue was carved from native limestone and was erected in 1942. A young Kansas artist working under the WPA, Max Nixon, was the sculptor.
| For more information on the City of Newton, Kansas, see: |
| http://www.newtonkansas.com/ |
| http://www.city-data.com/city/Newton-Kansas.html |
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| http://members.cox.net/ksregphotos2/Mennonite_Statue_Newton.html |