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Neosho Rapids was previously called Italia then Florence, and was laid out in 1855. [5] It was named Neosho Rapids in 1857 from the whitewater on the Neosho River. [5] [6]LIFE magazine did a 5-page feature article in the December 24, 1945, issue of servicemen coming home to the town for their first Christmas after WWII.
Neosho Falls was founded in 1857, making it the oldest town and first county seat in Woodson County. [4] It was named from the Neosho River, on which it is situated. [5] The first post office in Neosho Falls was established in May 1857.
Blue Rapids is located in northeastern Kansas near the junction of the Little Blue and Big Blue rivers. Located on highway US-77/K-9, Blue Rapids is 5 miles (8.0 km) east of its sister town Waterville, 12 miles (19 km) south of the county seat Marysville, 13 miles (21 km) west of Frankfort, and 46 miles (74 km) north of the large university town of Manhattan.
Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Wisconsin River. [6] The population was 18,877 at the 2020 census. [4] It is a principal city of the Marshfield–Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Wood County and had a population of 74,207 in 2020.
Irving is a ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas, United States, [1] located six miles southeast of the city of Blue Rapids along the Big Blue River. Irving was one of the many towns affected by "Big Dam Foolishness" during the construction of Tuttle Creek Lake about ten miles to the south. Although the lake never reached the town, the federal ...
James Bell Cress (28 December 1891 – 27 July 1967) was an engineer and United States Army Reserve major general. During World War II , he supervised the restoration of ports, canals, railroads and bridges sabotaged by the retreating German forces after the Allied Invasion of Normandy .
Kao was waving a 6' wooden stick in the driveway of his home while he was drunk. After police arrived, Kao struck a police car with the stick, and one of two officers on the scene fired once at Kao. 1997-04-22 Marcus Quentin Williams (26) Texas (Houston) [9] 1997-04-21: Harrington Jr., Calvin: Wisconsin, (Milwaukee)
Solomon Rapids, Kansas. 1 language. ... Solomon Rapids is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. [1] History.