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A number of settlers in areas isolated from the hostilities constructed new forts to protect their communities against Indian raids. These included two forts in Washington, Kansas, a fort in Iola and Fort Drinkwater . The numbers of forts and posts in the territory were modest. In 1854–1855 five forts existed.
USS. Kansas. (BB-21) USS Kansas (BB-21) was a US Connecticut -class pre-dreadnought battleship, the fourth of six ships in the class. She was the second ship of the United States Navy named Kansas, but the only one named in honor of the state of Kansas. [a] The ship was launched in August 1905 and commissioned into the fleet in April 1907.
July 19, 1964 [2] The Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 14SA1, is an archaeological site located in a rural area between Salina and New Cambria, Kansas, United States. [2] [3] As a National Historic Landmark, it is an important Central Plains habitation site, with an unusually well-preserved burial ...
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant (Kansas AAP) was a 13,727-acre (55.55 km 2) government-owned, contractor-operated ( GOCO) facility, established in 1942, located near Parsons, Kansas. The plant produced ammunition during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. [1] The plant was deactivated on March 4 ...
The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years.
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Geneva is located in Section 25, Township 23 south, Range 17 east. It is situated north of the Neosho River, and between Martin and Indian creeks. Contained entirely within Geneva Township in Allen County, it is about 10 miles northwest of Iola (the county seat ). [4]
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