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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 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1868, Wallace County was established.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wallace has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [ 6 ] Climate data for Wallace, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–present
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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.
The highway continues for about 2.8 miles (4.5 km) through flat rural farmlands and reaches a diamond interchange with K-196 then crosses over I-35 and the Kansas Turnpike. It continues east for a short distance before intersecting a connector road that leads to I-35 and the Kansas Turnpike as it enters the city of El Dorado. K-254 continues ...
Fort Wallace (c. 1865–1882) was a US Cavalry fort built in Wallace County, Kansas to help defend settlers against Cheyenne and Sioux raids and protect the stages. It is located on Pond Creek, and it was named after General W. H. L. Wallace.
US-75 enters Kansas from Oklahoma near Caney and almost immediately starts an overlap with US-166. The highways split about 4 miles north of the state line. South of Neodesha, US-75 overlaps with US-400 as a 2 lane freeway. At Interstate 35 (I-35), US-75 becomes a two-lane expressway again, passing east of Melvern Lake.
The first route considered in northeast Kansas was via US-40 from Ellsworth to Topeka and K-4 and US-59 via Atchison to St. Joseph, Missouri. [33] A revised route adopted in March 1955, due to AASHO objections to the original route, which traveled concurrently with other U.S. highways for over half of its length, followed K-14 , K-18 , US-24 ...