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Belle Plaine was founded in 1871. [4] Belle Plaine is a French name meaning "beautiful plain". [5] In 1883, Belle Plaine was a station and shipping point for the Southern Central & Fort Scott Railway. [6] By 1910, it was at the junction of two railroads, the Missouri Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. [7] The first post office in ...
The Arboretum was established in 1910 by Dr. Walter Bartlett, a general practitioner from Belle Plaine, who purchased pastureland to create his own arboretum. In the 1930s the arboretum became an approved test site for the United States Department of Agriculture which provided plants and trees from around the world for hardiness tests.
Belle Plaine was laid out in 1862 as a railroad town. The Chicago & North Western Railroad was extended from Cedar Rapids the following year. The commercial district is adjacent to the tracks. A major fire destroyed much of the business district in 1894. Thirty-five buildings in the district were built in the months after the fire.
The book takes readers on a day-by-day journey from January 1 to December 31, uncovering at least one interesting and appropriate historical event for each day of the year.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2018, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 805 vehicles per day near the eastern terminus to 2,050 vehicles per day just east of Belle Plaine. [8] [9] K-55 connects to the National Highway System at its junction with K-15. [10]
Belle Plaine USD 357 is a public unified school district headquartered in Belle Plaine, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the communities of Belle Plaine, Cicero , Zyba , and nearby rural areas.
Riverdale is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located about 6 miles southwest of Belle Plaine at the intersection of N Sand Plum Rd and 77th Ave N, or west of U.S. Route 81 next to the railroad.
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