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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.
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In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1848, after the Mexican–American War , the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with Spain brought into the United States all or part of land for ten future states, including ...
February 8: A Day for Scientific Breakthroughs. On February 8, nearly 200 years apart, two groundbreaking scientific papers were unveiled that dramatically reshaped our comprehension of the world.
The property is owned by the city of Belle Plaine and stands in Court Square Park. The Belle Plaine Historic Society maintains the museum. Rooms of the house are furnished to depict three periods: the 1850s and 1860s, Victorian, and early 20th century. Local history items are on display in the carriage house. [6]
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]
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.