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Hackney Brothers Body Company. In 1854, Hackney and Sons was organized by Willis N. Hackney, as a carriage shop in Wilson, North Carolina. In 1877, the company became known as Hackney Brothers, one of the largest manufacturers of buggies and wagons in the South. The present name, Hackney Brothers Body Company, was adopted in 1914, and formally ...
Hackney, Kansas. Coordinates: 37°10′27″N 97°1′52″W. Hackney, Kansas. Unincorporated community. Aerial view of Hackney, including Strother Field industrial park and airport. KDOT map of Cowley County ( legend) Hackney. Hackney. Show map of Kansas Show map of the United States Show all.
Website. independenceks.gov. Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. [ 1 ] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548. [ 3 ][ 4 ] It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. [ 5 ] It is "home" of Independence Community College.
Following Henry Tate Hackney's death in 1899, his brother-in-law, Benjamin Morton (1875–1952), became president of the company. [2] In 1905, H. T. Hackney merged with a powerful Knoxville wholesaler, M. L. Ross and Company, which was then under control of William Cary Ross, the son of M. L. Ross and a friend of Morton. [8]
1940–1944. In use. 1940–present. During World War II, Kansas was a major United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training center for pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Kansas was favored because it has excellent, year-round flying conditions. The sparsely populated land made ideal locations for gunnery, bombing, and training ...
NRHP reference No. 73000749 [1] Added to NRHP. March 7, 1973. The W. P. Hackney House, located at 417 E. 10th St. in Winfield, Kansas, was built in 1886. Also known as the Jarvis House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] Completed in 1886, the three-story limestone house is an example of Vernacular architecture.
The Booth Hotel located on W. Main St. in Independence, Kansas was built in 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] It is a 91 by 111 feet (28 m × 34 m) U-shaped hotel built of reinforced concrete and brick, and was designed to be fireproof. It initially had 108 rooms, including 25 with private bathrooms.
Pages in category "People from Independence, Kansas" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.