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The Smoky Hill is named from the Smoky Hills region of north-central Kansas through which it flows. American Indians living along the Smoky Hill considered it and the Kansas River to be the same river, and their names for it included Chetolah and Okesee-sebo. Early maps of European explorers called the river (also in combination with the Kansas ...
Some cities along the river are McCook, Nebraska, Clay Center, Kansas, Concordia, Kansas and Junction City, Kansas. Near Concordia is the Republican River Pegram Truss, a bridge that goes over the Republican River that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Map of the Republican River, its tributaries, and drainage basin. History
K-106 is an approximately -mile-long (26.2 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is signed as a west–east route even though the first approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) runs directly south to north. K-106's western terminus is at K-18 north-northwest of Salina, and the eastern terminus is a continuation as Lake Drive at Ottawa ...
Milford Lake. / 39.08333°N 96.89778°W / 39.08333; -96.89778. Milford Lake, also known as Milford Reservoir, is the largest man-made lake in Kansas with 15,700 acres (64 km 2) of water. Over 33,000 acres (130 km 2) of land resources are managed for quality recreational experiences as well as for protection of the project’s natural ...
Crossing the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas, the Highline Bridge is rare example of a double-tracked, double-deck railroad bridge designed for carrying railroad traffic on both levels. The bridge is owned and operated by the Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCTR) and provides access between the extensive rail yards on both sides of the river ...
John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), U.S. Representative from Kansas; John Davis (1826–1901), U.S. Representative from Kansas; Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th President of the United States, General of the Army; State. Leslie A. Miller (1886–1970), 17th Governor of Wyoming; Sports American football
1,275 wounded, captured or deserted [5] Operation Junction City was an 82-day military operation conducted by United States and Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam) forces begun on 22 February 1967 during the Vietnam War. It was the first U.S. combat airborne operation since the Korean War and one of the largest Airmobile operations of ...
Pacific Junction, Iowa. / 41.01833°N 95.80000°W / 41.01833; -95.80000. Looking north into Pacific Junction. Pacific Junction is a city in Mills County, Iowa, United States. The population was 96 at the time of the 2020 census.