Historical Marker
Howard R. Barnard
Historical marker location:
La Crosse, Kansas
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 183) and 1st Street, on the right when traveling south.)
1863-1948. Pioneer Educator.
The first successful airplane flight west of the Mississippi River took place in Kansas in 1910, when Clyde Cessna flew his plane for the first time in Wichita.