CHASE COUNTY AND THE BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION OF KANSAS
CHASE COUNTY AND THE BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION OF KANSAS The vast prairie which surrounds this site is typical of the Bluestem pasture region more commonly known as the Flint Hills. Named for...
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A LANDMARK OF DISTINCTION
A LANDMARK OF DISTINCTION Cottonwood Falls has been the Chase county seat since both town and county were established in 1859. The first log cabin courthouse was replaced in 1873 by this stately...
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BAXTER SPRINGS MASSACRE
BAXTER SPRINGS MASSACRE On October 6, 1863, Gen. James Blunt and about 100 men were met near Baxter's springs by William Quantrill and several hundred Confederates masquerading as Union troops. As...
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BIG BASIN
BIG BASIN This marker stands within a geologic feature known as the Big Basin, which is a sinkhole or 'sink' about a mile in diameter and more than a hundred feet deep. Although it has...
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CHEROKEE OUTLET
CHEROKEE OUTLET The Cherokee Outlet or Strip south of here was opened to a land rush in 1893. This tract of land was 60 miles wide and stretched along the Kansas-Oklahoma border. Due to...
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THE LEGEND OF GREENBUSH
THE LEGEND OF GREENBUSH According to legend, in 1869, Father Phillip Colleton was caught at this site by a furious hail and thunderstorm. The frightened priest took refuge under his saddle...
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DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER
DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER The 34th president of the United States, Dwight David Eisenhower, grew up in Dickinson County. His parents, David and Ida Eisenhower, moved to Hope, about 10 miles west...
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HISTORIC ABILENE
HISTORIC ABILENE At the end of the Civil War when millions of longhorns were left on the plains of Texas without a market, the Union Pacific was building west across Kansas. Joseph McCoy,...
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ELWOOD
ELWOOD Elwood, first called Roseport, was established in 1856. In its heyday scores of river steamboats unloaded passengers and freight at its wharves and every 15 minutes ferry boats crossed to...
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TROY
TROY Two miles west is Troy, named for the famous city of Greek antiquity. Following the organization of Doniphan county in 1855 Troy was named the county seat and business began there in 1856....
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BALDWIN
BALDWIN Here, and for the next 300 miles west, Highway 56 roughly follows the old Santa Fe trail, and frequently crosses it. White settlement began in this area in 1854, the year Kansas became...
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BATTLE OF BLACK JACK
BATTLE OF BLACK JACK The 'battle' was part of the struggle to make Kansas a free state. In May, 1856, Proslavery men destroyed buildings and newspaper presses in Lawrence, Free-State headquarters....
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LAWRENCE
LAWRENCE Lawrence was established in 1854 by the Emigrant Aid Company, a New England organization formed to prevent the new Kansas territory from becoming a slave state. When the first...
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LECOMPTON CAPITAL OF KANSAS TERRITORY 2
LECOMPTON CAPITAL OF KANSAS TERRITORY 2 In 1855, the new town of Lecompton was named the capital of Kansas Territory. President James Buchanan appointed a governor and officials to...
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BATTLE OF COON CREEK
BATTLE OF COON CREEK A battle between U.S. troops and Plains Indians occurred near this area along the Santa Fe Trail in 1848 and inspired stories and legends for years to come. An army train of...
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FORT HAYS
FORT HAYS This noted frontier post was established in 1865 to protect military roads, guarding the mails and defending construction gangs on the Union Pacific Railway. Fort Hays also served as...
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HISTORIC KANSAS
HISTORIC KANSAS The rolling land in this area was once sheep country, but now cattle roam here. These stone fence posts found are examples of the many still in use in this portion of Kansas. In...
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SMOKY HILLS REGION
SMOKY HILLS REGION This region of Kansas contains the Smoky Hills, an area of rolling hills, occasional mesas, and buttes, with striking outcroppings. Pawnee Rock, Coronado Heights, and Rock City...
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BEERSHEBA
BEERSHEBA In 1882 the first Jewish agricultural colony in Kansas was established when some 60 recently arrived Jewish immigrants from Russia, sponsored by the Hebrew Union Agricultural Society,...
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FORT DODGE
FORT DODGE Fort Dodge, named for Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, was established here in 1865. It was a supply depot and base of operations against warring Plains Tribes. Custer, Sheridan, Miles,...
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