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The name derives from the Ottawa tribe of Native Americans, on whose reservation the city was laid out.In the spring of 1864, title to the land was obtained from the tribe through treaty connected to the founding of Ottawa University, the Ottawa having donated 20,000 acres of land to establish and fund a school for the education of Indians and non-Indians alike.
The Old Depot Museum is a history museum located in Ottawa, Kansas. The focus of the museum is primarily on the regional history of Franklin County, and the importance of trains to the development of small towns. [1] [2] It features history of local Native Americans, local industries, and has accurate recreations of historical rooms. [3]
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February 23, 1972 (Ottawa City Park: Ottawa: In 1857 a German immigrant settled three miles south and two and one-fourth miles west of the present town of Princeton; in 1859, he built this cabin on a hill overlooking the Humboldt trail to replace the original cabin which was destroyed in a prairie fire.
Agriculture-Related Resources of Kansas MPS: 2: Benson Culvert: Benson Culvert: December 3, 2013 : 6 mi. S. & 9 mi. W. of Gove: Gove: Masonry Arch Bridges of Kansas Thematic Resource 3: Grainfield Opera House: Grainfield Opera House: November 28, 1980
Idetordoune (1566), Ittor Doune (1687), Idetor (1737), Eator Down (1762) and Itterdown (1789) are a few recorded examples of earlier names by which Haytor was known. [4] The name Haytor is of comparatively recent origin, and is probably a corruption of its old name and that of the Haytor Hundred, [5] which covered the coastal area between the ...
This is a list of all National Historic Landmarks designated by the U.S. government in Kansas.There are 26 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Kansas. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
Plaza 1907 (formerly known as The Plaza Grill and Cinema and Crystal Plaza and The Bijou) is located in Ottawa, Kansas, United States and has been named the "oldest purpose-built cinema in operation in the world", [1] [2] having applied to Guinness World Records in June 2017 and beaten out a theatre in Denmark by two days.