Photo gallery: Lawrence area memorials and historical sites

photo by: John Henry

Air Force ROTC cadet Nicole Sims, left, and Navy midshipman Kellan Arpke stand guard over the Korean War Memorial on KU's Memorial Drive as Warren Zimmerman and his dogs pass by. ROTC students of each branch of the military took one-hour turns standing vigil at the Korea and Vietnam War memorials beginning at 7 p.m. Friday as part of Veterans Day weekend.

photo by: Daniel W. Coburn

The Campanile

photo by: Terry Rombeck

A monument in memory of Civil War soldiers who were buried anonymously rises behind a marked grave at Pioneer Cemetery on Kansas University's West Campus. Lawrence is home to at least 11 memorials honoring war veteran

photo by: Jon Goering

The American Legion Post 14 Honor Guard listens during the Memorial Day services at the Veterans' Plot at Oak Hill Cemetery on Monday.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Prisoners are taken away during a reenactment on the actual site of the Battle of Black Jack.

photo by: Courtesy image

Constitution Hall State Historic Site in Lecompton

photo by: Mike Yoder

Flanked by two beams that formed part of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed five years ago, visitors to the Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University view the center's World Trade Center Memorial and an exhibit of Associated Press photos titled "9/11 - 5 Years Later." Visitors stopped at the center to see the memorial on Monday, five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas University Air Force ROTC cadets stand vigil Saturday at the campus Vietnam War memorial. Cadets stood guard at the three campus war memorials to honor fallen soldiers before Veterans Day, which is Wednesday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Veteran's Park at 19th and Louisiana streets was at one time the site of barracks for military students and trainees before it became a park in 1947 in honor of veterans of all wars.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas University's Memorial Stadium was constructed as a World War I memorial

photo by: Mike Yoder

Robinson Park just west of Lawrence City Hall, south of the Kansas River Bridge includes a rock monument honoring Lawrence’s founders.