Memorials in Kansas

In the aftermath of the murder of six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a memorial was constructed to remember all the teachers, administrators and staff who lost their lives.

This unusual sculpture honors the city's namesake, Octave Chanute, for his pioneering work in early aviation.

A park to honor all U.S. Armed Forces veterans, and Emporia's status as the founding city of Veterans Day.

Before he was the "Big Train," baseball's greatest pitcher was the original "Humboldt Thunderbolt."

A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.

A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

Tribute to the famous Notre Dame football coach who died in a plane crash.