Soldiers Monument

The Soldiers Monument was dedicated on August 30, 1877 before an audience of 10,000 people to honor the five Free State men killed in the Battle of Osawatomie on August 30, 1856. The monument is the grave of Frederick Brown, George W. Partridge, David Garrison and Theron Parker Powers. Charles Kaiser's body was never found, but his name appears on the stone. John Brown's name appears on the monument, but his grave is in North Elba, New York.