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"Dedicated to the Memory of the Smoky Valley Swedish Settlements"
to
their
pioneers, builders, descendants
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"The spirit, achievements, goals and ideals of those now deceased are kept alive in the memory of the living.
That is our legacy and we are obligated to pass it on to our children."
-- Swedish American Muriel Nelson Beroza, 2000
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"The spirit, achievements, goals and ideals of those now deceased are kept alive in the memory of the living.
That is our legacy and we are obligated to pass it on to our children."
-- Swedish American Muriel Nelson Beroza, 2000
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The enduring symbols of the early Smoky Valley Swedish Settlements
Ruins of Swede House
- Partially Restored Ruins of the Old Stable Walls -
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- TAKEN AT THE START OF THE SETTING OF THE KANSAS SUN IN AUGUST 2009 -
- Note that all structures were built with the native stones found at the Smoky Hill Bluffs today called Coronado Heights -
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Restoration of the stone walls was by Claude Koehn of Marquette, Kansas
- a stone mason par excellence in restoring Swedish Smoky Valley stone structures -
go HERE
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As a result of the "Global Financial Crisis" of 2007- 2008, this land was sold in late 2011 and these photographs, in turn, were to become a virtual memorial tribute for the Smoky Valley people and their settlements.
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Restoration of the stone walls was by Claude Koehn of Marquette, Kansas
- a stone mason par excellence in restoring Swedish Smoky Valley stone structures -
go HERE
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As a result of the "Global Financial Crisis" of 2007- 2008, this land was sold in late 2011 and these photographs, in turn, were to become a virtual memorial tribute for the Smoky Valley people and their settlements.
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Go HERE to Recognizing and Thanking.
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