Granny Cowden

Historical marker location:

Iola, Kansas

( Marker is at the intersection of Jackson Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Jackson Street.)

Marker installed: 2014

(1814 - 1896).

The Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka features a famous mural called "Tragic Prelude" by John Steuart Curry, which depicts abolitionist John Brown and other figures from Kansas history.