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The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named ...
There are over 1,600 buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Kansas listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas. NRHP listings appear in 101 of the state's 105 counties . Contents: Counties in Kansas (links in italic lead to a new page)
Cottonwood Falls is the largest city and county seat of Chase County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 851. [ 4 ] It is located south of Strong City along the south side of the Cottonwood River .
The Chase County Courthouse located in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, is an example of the many landmark buildings within the Flint Hills that are constructed of Cottonwood Limestone. [ 9 ] Aside from shaping the landscapes of the communities within the Flint Hills, this limestone is most notable for its influence on the building architectures of ...
Chase County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Cottonwood Falls . [ 3 ] As of the 2020 census , the county population was 2,572. [ 1 ]
Strong City is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. [1] Originally known as Cottonwood Station, in 1881 it was renamed Strong City after William Barstow Strong, then vice-president and general manager, and later president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
The Cottonwood Ranch is a historic site near Studley in Valley Township, Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. [2] The ranch is now preserved as a Kansas State Historic Site. The ranch was built by Abraham Pratt, an Englishman who first came to the United States during the years of the Colorado Gold Rush. After returning to England, he ...
The Wood House is a historic house located east of Cottonwood Falls in Chase County, Kansas.The house was built in the 1860s by politician Samuel Newitt Wood; while its construction date is not certain, Wood's correspondence and real estate advertisements narrow the date to between 1864 and 1869.