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Atchison, Kansas. / 39.56250°N 95.12833°W / 39.56250; -95.12833. Atchison is a city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, [1] along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. [3] [4] The city is named in honor of US Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri and was the ...
English: Photograph shows a view of the rail yard beneath the lower Sixth street viaduct on the east side of Atchison, Kansas. Also visible are freight cars (including Missouri Pacific, Texas & Pacific, Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis railway cars), and the business, church, and residence buildings of eastern Atchison.
Etzanoa is located in present-day Arkansas City, Kansas, near the Arkansas River. In 1601, Juan de Oñate visited the city of Etzanoa. Oñate and the other explorers who accompanied him called the city "the Great Settlement". Etzanoa may have been home to about 20,000 people at the time Oñate and his expedition found and explored the city.
Wichita annexed Delano in 1880. By 1890, Wichita had become the third-largest city in the state (behind Kansas City and Topeka), with a population of nearly 24,000. After the boom the city suffered from 15 years of comparative depression and slow growth. The Wichita Eagle, which began publication in 1872, is the city's major daily newspaper.
20-02300. GNIS ID. 485541 [1] Website. arkcity.org. Arkansas City ( / ɑːrˈkænzəs /) is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States, [1] situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Walnut River in the southwestern part of the county. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 11,974.
Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas, Marshal of Dodge City [In Dodge Peace Commission Photograph Bassett is seated in the front row at far left] Johnny Behan. 1845–1912. 1871–1882. Sheriff, Cochise County, Arizona Territory. Horace Bell. 1830–1918. Los Angeles Ranger. James W. Bell.
At the time of the City of Kansas's incorporation, Missouri was still a slave state. However, the population was deeply divided over the issue of slavery.In 1854, the United States Congress passed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which rejected the 1820 Missouri Compromise and allowed new territories to choose to allow slavery, whereas the Missouri Compromise had prohibited slavery in any new states ...
Originally named Allen Manufacturing Company, the business produced hexagonal set screws and wrenches to fasten them. The terms "Allen wrench" (American English) and "Allen key" (British English) [3] are derived from the Allen brand name and refer to the generic product category "hex keys". W.G. Allen [4] filed the first related patent in 1909 ...