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Important dates in Kansas's history Map of Kansas (1855) July–August 1541 Coronado explores Kansas April 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed May 30, 1854
After the war, Kansas was home to Wild West towns servicing the cattle trade. With the railroads came heavy immigration from the East, from Europe, and from Freedmen called "Exodusters". For much of its history, Kansas has had a rural economy based on wheat and other crops, supplemented by oil and railroads. Since 1945 the farm population has ...
A former Kansas Historical Marker sign along U.S. Route 40 described it as follows: Several hundred years ago, perhaps more than a thousand, this valley was inhabited by men whose average height was probably well over six feet. These were not the indians of quivira, whose "7-foot warriors" Coronado described in 1541, but an even earlier people.
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.
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
A population density map of Kansas. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Kansas was 2,913,314 on July 1, 2019, a 2.11% increase since the 2010 United States census and an increase of 58,387, or 2.05%, since 2010. [68]
A map of Kansas Territory in 1860. Peketon County is located in the bottom-middle of the map. Peketon County is located in the bottom-middle of the map. Peketon County was a county of the United States Territory of Kansas that existed from 1860 and 1865.
A roundhouse was built in 1890 across from the Summit Hotel, and employed 90 people. The water tower, built in 1885, stands across from the hotel and is on the National Register of Historic Places. [4] Because of the rich bluestem grass, the area was used as staging area to ship cattle back east. The railroad supported several businesses in ...