Mennonite Settler statue
Mennonite Settler statue is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. The nearest named place is Newton Atheletic Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Prairie Trail Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
The Mennonite Settler is a 17-foot limestone statue in Newton, Kansas, honoring Mennonite farmers and their wheat heritage. The statue was crafted in 1942 by Topeka artist Max Nixon out of native Kansas limestone. It depicts a bearded Mennonite farmer with hat in hand, in an attitude of prayer. The sculpture rests on a mosaic tile base with the inscription "Commemorating entry into Kansas from Russia of Turkey Red Hard Wheat by Mennonites 1874." The statue commemorates the introduction from Russia of Turkey Red hard winter wheat by Mennonite settlers, which helped make Kansas the "breadbasket of America." The statue was jointly financed through a community fundraising drive and a Works Progress Administration (WPA) art project. The statue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 and underwent an extensive three-year restoration that was completed in 2000. The mosaic tile base is about 10 feet (3.0 m) in diameter.
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Dates from 1942.
Wikidata Q6817208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Newton Atheletic Park: 0.1 mi
- Railroad Park: 0.5 mi
- Themian Park: 0.6 mi
- Ash Park: 0.7 mi
- Military Park: 0.8 mi
- Blue Sky Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Centenial Plaza: 22.6 mi
- Profile Canto: 22.8 mi
- Love: 22.8 mi
- Grand Tosrse D'homme: 22.9 mi
- Harvey County Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Warkentin House: 0.8 mi
- Kauffman Museum: 2.1 mi
- Sedgwick Historical Society: 9.6 mi
- Valley Center Cultural and Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
- Dyck Arboretum of the Plains: 7.1 mi
- Cessna Penguin Cove: 22.9 mi
- Gallery: 23.0 mi
- Display Gallery: 23.0 mi
- Rocks Gallery: 23.0 mi
- Harvey County Homeless & Indigent Persons Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Liberty Monument: 22.3 mi
- Keeper of the Plains: 24.5 mi
- Vietnamese American Community Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Annelly: 9.9 mi
- Plum Grove: 17.7 mi
- Gnadenau: 21.6 mi
- Black Kettle State Fishing Lake: 15.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 98000084OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Mennonite Settler Statue, reference 98000084, listed 02/26/98.
OpenStreetMap element node/4715412462
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