the-french-artist/wikipedia_20220301.simple_sentence_split huggingface dataset:
Dye, Victoria E. All Aboard for Santa Fe: Railway Promotion of the Southwest, 1890s to 1930s (University of New Mexico Press, 2007).
Frailey, Fred W. (1998).
Twilight of the Great Trains, p. 108.
Waukesha, Wisconsin:  Kalmbach Publishing.
Richard H. Frost, The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880-1930.
2016, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press.
Goen, Steve Allen (2000).
Santa Fe in the Lone Star State
Marshall, James Leslie.
Santa Fe: the railroad that built an empire (1945).
Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University (2004), Alumni Profiles: W. John Swartz.
Retrieved May 11, 2005.
Santa Fe Railroad (1945), Along Your Way, Rand McNally, Chicago, Illinois.
Santa Fe Railroad (November 29, 1942), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System Time Tables, Rand McNally and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Solomon, Brian.
Santa Fe Railway (Voyageur Press, 2003).
Snell, Joseph W. and Don W. Wilson, "The Birth of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad," (Part One) Kansas Historical Quarterly (1968) 34#2 pp 113–142.
Snell, Joseph W. and Don W. Wilson, "The Birth of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad," (Part Two) Kansas Historical Quarterly (1968) 34#3 pp 325–356 online
"Along Your Way", 1946 edition
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe photos and other documents on Kansas Memory, the digital portal of the Kansas Historical Society (over 2800 AT&SF items)
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Company Records at the Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas
Russell Crump's Santa Fe Archives — a very extensive set of resources for Santa Fe history.
Santa Fe All-Time Steam Roster
Santa Fe Preserved Locomotives
Santa Fe Preserved Passenger Cars
Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society official website
"Diesel Locomotives" article from the May 18, 1947 issue of Life Magazine featuring the Santa Fe fleet.
James William Steele.
Rand, McNally & Co.'s new overland guide to the Pacific Coast.
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1888.
Illustrated guide to the Santa Fe trip circa 1888.
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe Railroad Records at Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School
Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Stadtholderate under the House of Orange-Nassau
When William III died childless, the patrilineal ancestry of Orange-Nassau became extinct.
In contrast to other provinces of the Dutch Republic, Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe had mostly drawn its stadtholders from the House of Nassau, that starting with John VI, the brother of William of Orange, and comprises in addition a matrilineal ancestry with the house of Orange-Nassau.
Stadtholderate under the House of Nassau
Kingdom of Holland (1806–1810)
Principality of the Netherlands (1813–1815)
Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–present)
The CIS Tower is an office skyscraper on Miller Street in Manchester, England.
It was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet (118 m) in height.
The Grade II listed building, which houses the Co-operative Banking Group, is Manchester's fifth-tallest building and the tallest office building in the United Kingdom outside London.
The tower remained as built for over 40 years until maintenance issues on the service tower required an extensive renovation which included covering its facade in photovoltaic panels.
The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament.
It was held from 9 June to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India.
Eight countries participated in the event.
Kyle Elliot Korver (born March 17, 1981) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays and was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets.
He was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
After four and a half seasons in Philadelphia, he was traded to the Utah Jazz.
During his first stint with the Jazz, in 2009–10, Korver shot 53.6 percent from three-point range, which set an NBA single-season three-point field goal accuracy record.
In 2010, he joined the Chicago Bulls.
In 2012, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, where in 2015, he was named NBA All-Star.
In 2017, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he was a member of back-to-back Finals teams.
In 2018, he was traded back to the Jazz.
Clark County (county code CA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Ashland is also the biggest city in Clark County.
Of that,  is land and  (%) is water.
U.S. Route 183
U.S. Route 283
Kansas Highway 34
Before 1944, Clark County was a swing county.
They voted the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1940.
From 1944 on, it has become very Republican in presidential elections (except from 1964 when Lyndon B. Johnson won).
Minneola USD 219
Ashland USD 220
Plat Book of Clark County, Kansas; Dick Mackey; 37 pages; 1909.
Clark County - Directory of Public Officials
Clark County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Marion County (standard abbreviation: MN) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 12,660 people lived there.
The county was named after Francis Marion, a Brigadier General of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox".
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built north to south through Marion County.
There was a lot of controversy over road damage, tax exemption, and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).
Marion County is in the Great Plains.
The eastern part of the county is part of the Flint Hills.
Centre USD 397
Students in Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Pilsen, Tampa, Ramona, Antelope, rural areas
Centre High School, in rural area between Lincolnville and Lost Springs
Peabody-Burns USD 398
Students in Peabody, Burns, Wonsevu, rural areas
Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School, in Peabody
Marion USD 408
Students in Marion, Florence, Eastshore, Canada, Aulne, Marion County Lake, rural areas
Marion High School, in Marion
Hillsboro USD 410
Students in Hillsboro, Lehigh, Durham, rural areas
Hillsboro High School, in Hillsboro
Goessel USD 411
Students in Goessel, rural areas
Goessel High School, in Goessel
Tabor College, in Hillsboro
Butler Community College (remote campus), in Marion
Burns (previously known as St. Francis)
Durham (previously known as Durham Park)
Goessel (previously known as Gnadenfeld)
Hillsboro (previously known as Hill City)
Marion (previously known as Marion Centre)
Peabody (previously known as Coneburg)
Our Nation Called : Marion County Answered - Honoring Our Marion County Kansas Veterans; Hillsboro Free Press; 192 pages; 2012.
The Days of June : Recollections of a Country Sheriff; Tracy Mayes; Leathers Pub; 72 pages; 1999; .
Touring Marion County : pioneers, lakes, & the mighty Santa Fe; Robert Collins; 1993.
Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; 344 pages; 1972; LCCN 72-92041.
Atlas of Marion County, Kansas: containing maps, plats of the townships, alphabetical rural directory, histories of churches, etc.,
families, farms, churches and pictures of general interest; Tri-Tabula Co; 1971.
The Early Schools of Marion County Kansas; Wilma Stewart Stallwitz; Located at Peabody Township Library; 33 pages; 1960.
Picture Story of the Flood Waters in Marion and Vicinity; July 1951.
This book contains pictures from Marion, Florence, and Peabody.
The Scully Land System in Marion County, Kansas; Homer Socolofsky; Kansas State University; 110 pages; 1944/1947.
World War Roll of Honor : Marion County Kansas 1917-1920; Alexander and Dean; 221 pages; 1920.
Marion County, Kansas; Alex E. Case; 1894.
Hand-book of Marion County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 40 pages; 1888.
All About Marion County, Kansas; E.W. Hoch; Marion County Record; 1876.
Plat Book of Marion County, Kansas; W.W. Hixson & Co; 1928.
Standard Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 99 pages; 1921.
A. Ogle & Co; 103 pages; 1902.
Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Davy Map and Atlas Co; 87 pages; 1885.
Marion County Auto Tour of the Santa Fe Trail; Cottonwood Crossing Chapter of Santa Fe Trail Association.;
2 pages; 2011.
Mennonite Settlements and Churches
The Varieties of Kansas German Dialects after 150 Years of German Group Settlement in Kansas, William D. Kell, 2006.
The Ebenfeld Church in Action, 1876-1976.
1874 Mennonite Immigration Centennial; Mennonite Life; Mid-Year 1974.
The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrated; Mennonite Life; September 1999.
Alexanderwohl Villages in Kansas, 1874 (map) ; P.U. Schmidt; Mennonite Life; October 1949.
The Alexanderwohl Church Building; Alvin Gooseen; Mennonite Life; December 1974.
The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung; March 20, 1875. (
German version of English article)
The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrated; March 20, 1875. (
English)
Marion County - Directory of Public Officials
Marion County - Economic Development Council
Marion County Record - official newspaper
Counties join effort to help revitalize rural Kansas in 2011, KSN at archive.org
Marion County cemetery list, archive of KsGenWeb
Marion County history bibliography, Kansas Historical Society
Marion County school bibliography, Kansas Historical Society
Marion County court records on microfilm , Kansas Historical Society
History of Early Marion County Newspapers, 1916
Detailed map of Santa Fe Trail, Pioneer trails
Marion County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, 1918, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
Marshall County (standard abbreviation: MS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 10,117 people lived there.
Marysville is also the biggest city in Marshall County.
On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" went through Marshall county.
This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale.
It had a damage path  wide and  long.
Marshall County is very Republican county.
The county has not been won by a Democratic candidate in a presidential election since 1932.
Marysville USD 364
Vermillion USD 380
Valley Heights USD 498
Axtell USD 488 (Marshall County) and Sabetha USD 441 (Nemaha County) consolidated to create Prairie Hills USD 113.
Atlas of Marshall County, Kansas; Anderson Publishing Co; 74 pages; 1922.
Plat Book of Marshall County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 53 pages; 1904.
Handbook of Marshall County, Kansas; Modern Argo; 12 pages; 1870s.
Marshall County - Directory of Public Officials
Marysville Museum
Tornados
Irving, KS Tornado
Historical Tornado
Marshall County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Hodgeman County (county code HG) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 1,916 people lived there.
Its county seat is Jetmore.
Jetmore is also the biggest city in Hodgeman County.
Hodgeman County was created in 1867.
It was named after Amos Hodgman, member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
Of that,  is land and  (0.04%) is water.
Hodgeman County is very Republican.
Only six Republican presidential candidates have failed to win the county from 1888 to the present, and no Democrat has to win even a quarter of the county's votes since Michael Dukakis in 1988.
The last Democrat to win the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Hodgeman County USD 227 (Consolidated in 2011)
Handbook of Hodgeman County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 34 pages; 1887.
Standard Atlas of Hodgeman County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1907.
Hodgeman County - Directory of Public Officials
Hodgeman County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Haskell County (county code HS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 4,256 people lived there.
Its county seat is Sublette.
Sublette is also the biggest city in Haskell County.
Haskell County was created in 1887.
The railroad and the development of oil and gas fields in the 1930s helped the economy of the area a lot.
This helped overcome the "dust bowl" of that period.
Haskell County was one of the hardest hit counties in the Midwest during the drought of 1930-1937.
Of that,  is land and  (0.06%) is water.
Haskell County is very Republican.
However, in 2016, the Democratic candidate (Hillary Clinton) got a higher share of the county's vote than Barack Obama did in 2012.
The last time Haskell County was won by a democratic candidate was 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Sublette USD 374
Satanta USD 507
Haskell County - Directory of Public Officials
Haskell County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Harper County (county code HP) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 6,034 people lived there.
Its county seat is Anthony.
Anthony is also the biggest city in Harper County.
The county was named after Sergeant Marion Harper of the 2nd Kansas Cavalry.
He died of wounds suffered near Waldron, Arkansas, in December 1863.
The original organization of Harper County was one of the biggest frauds in county government.
In 1873, a group of three men organized Harper County.
They designated the then-fake city of "Bluff City" as the county seat.
The petition for organization used many names from a Cincinnati city directory to represent as residents of Harper County.
In 1874, the state attorney general investigated.
He didn't find any resident of the county.
The "creators" of the county had sold $40,000 worth of bonds.
Due to new and high-paying jobs at oil fields and wind farms, Harper County had an economic boom.
In 2012, rental housing and office space in towns such as Danville, Harper, and Anthony had become four times more expensive.
However, by 2016, the oil fracking boom had ended.
The economies of Harper County were hurt.
The U.S. Census Bureau says taht the county has a total area of .
Anthony-Harper USD 361
Attica USD 511
Standard Atlas of Harper County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 54 pages; 1902.
Harper County - Directory of Public Officials
Harper County - Economic Development Council
Harper County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Hamilton County (county code HM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 2,690 people lived there.
Its county seat is Syracuse.
Syracuse is also the biggest city in Hamilton County.
It is named after Alexander Hamilton.
U.S. Highway 50
U.S. Highway 400
K-27
Hamilton county is very Republican.
The last time a democratic candidate has won Hamilton County was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.
Syracuse USD 494
Hamilton County - Directory of Public Officials
Hamilton County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Greenwood County (county code GW) is a county in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 6,689 people lived there.
Eureka is also the biggest city in Greenwood County.
In 1855, Greenwood County was created.
It was named after Alfred B. Greenwood, a U.S. Congressman from Arkansas.
Of that,  is land and  (0.8%) is water.
It is the fifth-largest county in Kansas by area.
Greenwood county is often carried by Republican Candidates.
The last time a democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Madison-Virgil USD 386
Eureka USD 389
Hamilton USD 390
West Elk USD 282 (serving Severy and extreme southern GW county)
Handbook of Greenwood County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 37 pages; 1880s.
Standard Atlas of Greenwood County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1922.
Plat Book of Greenwood County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 58 pages; 1903.
Handbook of Greenwood County, Kansas; C. S. Burch Publishing Co; 37 pages; 1880 to 1890.
Greenwood County - Directory of Public Officials
Greenwood County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Sheridan County (standard abbreviation: SD) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 2,556 people lived there.
The county was named after Phillip H. Sheridan, a general of the American Civil War era.
In 1873, the rest of the unorganized part of the state was divided into 22 new counties.
This included Sheridan County.
Sheridan County was then organized in 1880.
The county seat was in Kenneth.
The railroad was still used in Sheridan County until 1998.
After flooding east of Plainville in the 1993 floods damaged the railroad, the railroad decided not to rebuild.
The entire railroad from Plainville to Colby was abandoned by 1998.
Hoxie USD 412
Standard Atlas of Sheridan County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 58 pages; 1907.
Sheridan County - Directory of Public Officials
Discover Sheridan County
Sheridan County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Sherman County (standard abbreviation: SH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 6,010 people lived there.
Its county seat is Goodland.
Sherman County was created by the Kansas Legislature in 1873.
It is named after General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Sherman County is one of only four Kansas counties in Mountain Time.
Since Sherman County is part of the Wichita media market, prime-time television in the county is aired from 6 to 9 p.m. local time, rather than 7 to 10 p.m. as is normal in the Central and Mountain time zones.
However, cable providers carry the ABC and NBC affiliates from both Wichita and Denver.
This allows viewers to view programs on those networks at the normal prime-time hours.
US-24
Sherman county is often won by Republican Candidates, like most rural counties.
However, Lyndon B. Johnson barely won the county in 1964.
Brewster USD 314
Goodland USD 352
Standard Atlas of Sherman County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 61 pages; 1907.
Sherman County - Directory of Public Officials
Sherman County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kurdistan Vegans is the first vegan nonprofit organization working for animal rights in Iraq.
It was established on June 24, 2018, by Zanko Bakhshi and Zhiar Ali, in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
The organization focuses on animal rights, and encourages environmental protection and choosing a healthy lifestyle by promoting veganism and abstaining from using animal products.
The organization had its first physical activity on November 1, 2018, on World Vegan Day in two cities of the Kurdistan region in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil.
The events took place in Azadi Park in Sulaymaniyah and Sami Abdulrahman Park in Erbil and consisted of distributing pamphlet and booklets containing information about veganism and the vegan diet.
At first, the project started as a blog to inform the Kurdish people about veganism in 2017.
Until its formal establishment, the activities of Kurdistan Vegans consisted of only online posting on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
After Bakhshi came into contact with some animal rights activists, they decided to work more formally, as an organization, and like so the organization was certified by the Ministry of Nongovernmental Organizations on June 24, 2018.
The organization executed its first physical activity five months after its establishment on November 1, 2018, in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
In Sulaymaniyah, the team consisted of five people led by the Vice President Zhiar Ali in Azadi Park, and in Erbil it consisted of 4 people led by the founder himself in Samy Abdulrahman Park.
The event consisted of distributing pamphlets and booklets which contained information about veganism, a vegan diet, public figures who are vegan and such.
The team also verbally explained and promoted veganism.
Goals and belief
Kurdistan Vegans’ philosophy is based on a moral philosophy called veganism.
The organization believes that animals must not be used for human benefits in any way and that they “should not be exploited.”
In an interview with Jiyan Media, Bakhshi said:
Vizianagaram district is one of the thirteen districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
The headquarters is Vizianagaram.
The French defeated and ended the rule of the Nizam in 1753.
These districts were then part of French India.
Gabriel Léon M'ba (February 9, 1902 in Libreville - November 28, 1967 in Paris) was the first  President of Gabon (1960 - 1967).
The surname is also written 'M'Ba' and 'Mba'.
He was a member of the Fang people ethnic group.
He was prime minister from May 21, 1957 to February 21, 1961 and became president upon independence from France on August 17, 1960.
He was briefly toppled by a military coup d'etat in February 1964, and Jean-Hilaire Aubame was installed as president, but was restored within days through French intervention.
Gabon's main airport, the Leon M'ba International Airport, is named for him.
On November 27, 2007 President Bongo Ondimba attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a newly built Mausoleum for M'ba in Libreville.
Oakwood is a town in Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States.
The population was 65 at the 2010 census.
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009.
He was promoted to key positions as a young official under Gabon's first President Léon M'ba in the 1960s, before being elected Vice-President in his own right in 1966.
In 1967, he succeeded M'ba to become the second President of Gabon, upon the latter's death.
Fitzhugh is a town of Pontotoc County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.
Castle is a town of Oklahoma, in the United States.
It is in Okfuskee County.
Buffalo is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
It is the county seat of Harper County.
Burlington is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
It is in Alfalfa County.
As of the 2010 census, 152 people lived in this town.
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (acronym: WASP) is a term describing  White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.
They are a social group of white protestants in the United States.
They are often of British descent, and typically wealthy and well-connected.
They are not so influential as they were.
However, WASPs are still well placed in major financial, business and legal firms, and in universities.
Most U.S. presidents belong to this group.
Exceptions include John F. Kennedy (who was a Catholic), Barack Obama (African American), and Joe Biden (also a Catholic).
Osborne County (standard abbreviation: OB) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 3,858 people lived there.
The county seat is Osborne.
Osborne is also the biggest city in Osborne County.
The south fork of Solomon River goes through the county.
The land has rolling hills and prairies.
The geodetic center of North America is within the county.
The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in Smith County, which is close to Osborne County.
Osborne County is very Republican.
No Democratic presidential candidate has won Osborne County since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.
Downs; extends into western Mitchell County
Osborne USD 392
most of county including Alton and Portis
Natoma-Paradise-Waldo USD 399
southwestern portion of county; also extends into Russell and Rooks counties
Handbook of Osborne County, Kansas; Junction Steam Print Press; 58 pages; 1880s.
Standard Atlas of Osborne County, Kansas; Geo.
Plat Book of Osborne County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1900.
Osborne County - Directory of Public Officials
Osborne County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Osage County (county code OS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 16,295 people lived there.
Its county seat is Lyndon.
Its most populous city is Osage City.
The county was originally organized in 1855 as Weller County, and was renamed in 1859 after the Osage River that runs through it, which is itself named for the Osage Native American Tribe.
Osage County is strongly Republican.
In only six presidential elections from 1888 to the present day has the county failed to back the Republican Party candidate, most recently in Lyndon B. Johnson's national landslide.
of 1964.
Osage City USD 420
Lyndon USD 421
Santa Fe Trail USD 434
Burlingame USD 454
Marais des Cygnes Valley USD 456
Osage County is served by a weekly newspaper, The Osage County Herald-Chronicle is a weekly newspaper for Osage County.
The newspaper publishes about 4,500 papers, making it the 3rd biggest paid weekly newspaper in the state of Kansas.
Standard Atlas of Osage County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 80 pages; 1918.
Descriptive Atlas of Osage County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 67 pages; 1899.
An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Osage County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 46 pages; 1879.
Osage County - Directory of Public Officials
Osage County Historical Society
Osage County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Comanche County (county code CM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 1,891 people lived there.
Its county seat is Coldwater.
Coldwater is also the biggest city in Comanche County.
Comanche county is named after the Comanche Native Americans.
Comanche County USD 300
Standard Atlas of Comanche County, Kansas; Geo.
Comanche County - Directory of Public Officials
Comanche County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Cloud County (county code CD) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 9,533 people lived there.
Its county seat is Concordia.
Concordia is also the biggest city in Cloud County.
Cloud county was originally named "Shirley" county.
However, civic leaders feared that sounded too much like the name of a prostitute.
They changed the name to "Cloud" county.
They named it after Colonel William F. Cloud.
Cloud County was created from the existing Washington County, Kansas.
This was in a joint convention with Republic and Cloud counties.
The county was legally organized on September 6, 1866.
Elk Creek was chosen as the temporary county seat.
Of that,  is land and  (0.4%) is water.
The Republican River goes through the county.
It enters from Republic County to the north.
It exits to Clay County to the east.
The Solomon River goes through the southwestern part of the county.
It goes from Mitchell County to Ottawa County.
Jamestown Lake is partially in the northwestern part of the county and partially in southwestern Republic county.
U.S. Route 81 goes through Cloud County.
It goes through Concordia and connects north to Belleville, Kansas or south to Salina, Kansas.
The southern part of the county also has U.S. Route 24,.
It connectd Clay Center, Kansas from the east and Beloit, Kansas to the west.
Concordia USD 333
Concordia Junior-Senior High School
Concordia Middle School
Southern Cloud County USD 334
Clifton-Clyde USD 224
Miltonvale Wesleyan College (closed 1972)
Concordia Normal School (closed 1876)
Concordia Business College (closed sometime after 1930)
Simpson (partly in Mitchell County)
Standard Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 89 pages; 1917.
A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1901.
Edward's Atlas of Cloud County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 43 pages; 1985.
Cloud County - Directory of Public Officials
Cloud County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Coffey County (county code CF) is a county in Eastern Kansas.
In 2010, 8,601 people lived there.
Burlington is also the biggest city in Coffey County.
Of that,  is land and  (4.2%) is water.
K-31
K-58
Lebo-Waverly USD 243
Burlington USD 244
Leroy-Gridley USD 245
Alan L. Hart (1890–1962), transgender physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist
Standard Atlas of Coffey County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 69 pages; 1919.
Plat Book of Coffey County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 40 pages; 1901.
An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Coffey County, Kansas; Edwards Brothers; 44 pages; 1878.
Coffey County - Directory of Public Officials
Coffey County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kearny County (county code KE) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Its county seat is Lakin.
Lakin is also the biggest city in Kearny County.
The county is named after General Philip Kearny.
The original Kearney County was created on March 6, 1873.
It was ended in 1883.
The land area was divided between Hamilton and Finney counties.
It was recreated with its original borders in 1887.
It was organized on March 27, 1888.
The county is named after Philip Kearny.
He was a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican–American War and a Union army general in the American Civil War.
In 1889, the name was corrected to Kearny County.
K-25
The west half of Kearny County observed Mountain Standard Time until October 28, 1990.
This was when the Kansas Department of Transportation moved the entire county into the Central Time Zone, which 100 of the state's other 104 counties are in.
Only four counties (Hamilton, Greeley, Wallace, and Sherman), all of which border Colorado, observe Mountain Time.
Lakin USD 215
Deerfield USD 216
Kearny County - Directory of Public Officials
Kearny County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Clayton is a town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States.
The population was 1,012 at the 2010 census.
It is found at  (34.587698, -95.357077).
Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 7,858 people lived there.
The county seat is Kingman.
Kingman is also the biggest city in Kingman County.
In 1872, Kingman County was created.
It was named after Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
During the 1870s, Kingman County had a lot of bison.
The old-time cowboy author Frank H. Maynard said he went there on his first buffalo hunt.
USD 331 Kingman - Norwich
USD 332 Cunningham - West Kingman County
Standard Atlas of Kingman County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 74 pages; 1921.
Plat Book of Kingman County, Kansas; Northwest Publishing Co; 45 pages; 1903.
Kingman County - Directory of Public Officials
Kingman County - Economic Development Council
Kingman County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 2,553 people lived there.
In 1867, Kiowa County was created.
It was named after the Kiowa tribe.
Tthe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of .
Kiowa County has a lot of iron-rich meteorites in its soil.
This is due to the Brenham meteor fall over 10 thousand years ago.
Kiowa County is very Republican.
The only Democrat to ever win the county was been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
Greensburg USD 422
Mullinville USD 424
Haviland USD 474
Barclay College, Haviland
Standard Atlas of Kiowa County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1906.
Kiowa County - Directory of Public Officials
Kiowa County from American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP)
Kiowa County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Woodson County (standard abbreviation: WO) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010 census, 3,309 people lived there.
Woodson County is very Republican.
The only Democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Woodrow Wilson won a plurality in 1912.
Woodson USD 366
Defiance - located six miles east of Yates Center.
The people moved to Yates Center after it was chosen as the permanent county seat in 1876.
Kalida - located two miles south of Yates Center.
The people moved to Yates Center after it was chosen as the permanent county seat in 1876
Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 38 pages; 1904.
Woodson County - Directory of Public Officials
Woodson County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Washington County (standard abbreviation: WS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 5,799 people lived there.
Washington is also the biggest city in Washington County.
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built north to south through Washington County.
There was a lot of controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever does happen).
Washington County is very Republican.
No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Washington County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Since 1940, only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 won forty percent of Washington County's vote for the Democratic Party.
Washington County USD 108
Barnes-Hanover-Linn USD 223
Washington County Schools USD 108
The superintendent is Denise O'Dea.
West Elementary School (Principal:Denise O'Dea)
East Elementary School (Principal: Amy Hoover)
Washington County Junior High/High School (Principal: Vickie Enyart).
Clifton (partly in Clay County)
Vining (partly in Clay County)
70th Anniversary Edition Supplement; Washington County Register; 88 pages; September 16, 1938.
Plat Book of Washington County, Kansas; Brown-Scoville Publishing Co; 81 pages; 1906.
Historical Plat Book of Washington County, Kansas; J.S. Bird; 90 pages; 1882.
Washington County - Directory of Public Officials
Washington County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Wabaunsee County (standard abbreviation: WB) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 7,053 people lived there.
The county was created by the territorial legislature of Kansas Territory on March 25, 1859.
It was named after a chief of the Potawatomi Indians.
The first white people in the area were said to have been a group of criminals.
This group was known as the McDaniel Gang.
Wabaunsee County was created by the territorial legislature on March 25, 1859.
The name used since 1859 is from the Potawatomi "Wah-bon-seh".
This means "dawn of day."
It was the name of the chief of the Potawatomi Indians.
Originally, the county was named Richardson.
This was named after William Alexander Richardson, a congressman from Illinois, who introduced the first Kansas and Nebraska Bill in the United States House of Representatives.
This made certain Indian lands territories in 1854.
The first railroad to be built through Wabaunsee County was the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe in 1880.
This railroad connected Topeka, Valencia, Willard, Maple Hill, Vera, Paxico, McFarland, Alma, Volland, Alta Vista, Dwight, White City, Latimer, Herington.
Wabaunsee County is very Republican.
No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Wabaunsee County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Wamego USD 320
Mill Creek Valley USD 329
Wabaunsee East USD 330
St. Marys (part)
Willard (part)
Early History of Wabaunsee County, Kansas; Matt Thomson; 376 pages; 1901.
Standard Atlas of Wabaunsee County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 76 pages; 1919.
A. Ogle & Co; 47 pages; 1902.
Atlas of Wabaunsee County, Kansas; Gillen & Davy; 51 pages; 1885.
Wabaunsee County - Directory of Public Officials
Wabaunsee County GenWeb website
Wabaunsee County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Wallace County (standard abbreviation: WA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010 census, 1,485 people lived there.
This would make it the county in Kansas with the second-least number of people living in it.
The county was created in 1868.
It was named after Brigadier general W.H.L. Wallace, who was a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a casualty of the Battle of Shiloh.
Of that,  is land and  (0.01%) is water.
Mount Sunflower is in Wallace County.
It is the highest place in Kansas.
It is 4,039 feet (1,231 meters).
Mount Sunflower is about  north-northwest of Weskan, less than one mile (1.6 km) from the Colorado state line.
Wallace has been one of the most Republican counties in Kansas.
Only two Democratic Presidential nominees have ever won Wallace County – Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Since 1944 only three Democratic Presidential candidates have won 31 percent of Wallace County's vote – Harry S. Truman in 1948, Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Jimmy Carter in 1976.
In the 2016 election Hillary Clinton won less than six percent of the county's vote.
The last five Republican nominees have all won at least 84 percent.
Wallace USD 241
Weskan USD 242
Standard Atlas of Wallace County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 42 pages; 1908.
Wallace County - Directory of Public Officials
Wallace County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Morris County (standard abbreviation: MR) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 5,923 people lived there.
The county seat is Council Grove.
Council Grove is also the biggest city in Morris County.
Of that,  is land and  (1.1%) is water.
Morris County is veru Republican.
Only two Democratic presidential candidates have ever won the county – Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
USD 417, Morris County
Council Grove, Dunlap, Rural Areas
USD 481, Rural Vista
White City, Latimer, Rural Areas
USD 397, Centre
Burdick, Rural Areas
Herington (partly in Dickinson County)
The Story of Council Grove on the Santa Fe Trail; 2nd Ed; Lalla Maloy Brigham; 176 pages; 1921.
Handbook of Morris County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 24 pages; 1883.
Standard Atlas of Morris County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 63 pages; 1923.
A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1901.
Morris County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Morton County (standard abbreviation: MT) is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 3,233 people lived there.
The county seat is Elkhart.
Elkhart is also the biggest city in Morton County.
In 1886, Morton County was created.
It was named after Oliver Morton, who was a United States Senator from Indiana from 1867 to 1877.
In 1886, the community of Richfield was created as the county seat.
In the 1930s, the economy of the area was hurt by the Dust Bowl.
This made the economy in the area much worse during the Great Depression.
Morton County is often won by Republican Candidates.
However Jimmy Carter almost won the county in 1976, however Gerald Ford barely won the county by .2%.
The last time the county was won by a Democrat was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Rolla USD 217
Elkhart USD 218
Morton County - Directory of Public Officials
Morton County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Nemaha County (standard abbreviation: NM) is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 10,178 people lived there.
On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" went through Nemaha county.
Prairie Hills USD 113 - Bern, Sabetha, Wetmore, (Axtell and Summerfield in Marshall County).
USD 441 and USD 488 merged to create USD 113 in 2010.
Nemaha Central USD 115 - Baileyville, Seneca, St. Benedict.
USD 442 and USD 451 merged to create USD 115 in 2011.
Vermillion USD 380 - Centralia, (Frankfort in Marshall County)
Sabetha (partly in Brown County)
Atlas of Nemaha County, Kansas; Anderson Publishing Co; 62 pages; 1922.
Plat Book of Nemaha County, Kansas; A.R. Stinson; 53 pages; 1908.
Nemaha County - Directory of Public Officials
The Irving Tornado
Historical Tornadoes
Nemaha County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Wilson County (standard abbreviation: WL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 9,409 people lived there.
Wilson County is very Republican.
No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Wilson County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Altoona-Midway USD 387
Neodesha USD 461
Fredonia USD 484
Handbook of Wilson County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1886.
Standard Atlas of Wilson County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 52 pages; 1910.
Historical Atlas of Wilson County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 35 pages; 1881.
Wilson County - Directory of Public Officials
Wilson County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
John Minto (born in 1953) is a Retired Science Teacher at Hornby High School in Christchurch, New Zealand and Former activist During the Springbok Tour.
In 1969 John Minto was the Chairman of H.A.R.T (Halt All Racist Tours) a Group to stop the South African Rugby Team Tours of New Zealand.
Even police batons were named after Minto, called "Minto Bars".
In 2016 John Minto ran for Mayor of Christchurch.
Minto had received 13,117 votes, and lost the election.
Fukuiraptor ("thief of Fukui") was a medium-sized theropod dinosaur of the Lower Cretaceous.
The fossil was found in the Kitadani Quarry, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
A reconstructed fossil is exhibited in the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Japan.
The type specimen is an immature specimen found in the Kitadani Quarry.
The reconstruction of the skeleton indicates that this dinosaur was about 4.2 m long and 175kg in weight.
The preserved elements include the skull, vertebral column, front limbs (arms) , and hind limbs (legs).
Additional remains have been found in the site, indicating a breeding or nesting area.
Fukuiraptor is small compared to similar dinosaurs and is characterized for having relatively long hands with strongly curved sharp thin claws.
Due to its characteristics, it has been indicated that it belongs to Megaraptora, which is a group nested within Allosauroidea.
Dot Island is a tiny island in the sub-Antarctic.
It is 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) west of Tern Island in the south part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia.
It was first charted by Robert Cushman Murphy in 1912–13.
It was surveyed in 1929–30 by Discovery Investigations personnel.
They probably named it because of its size and small appearance on charts.
On 10 October 2015 in Ankara, Turkey, two suicide bombers detonated their bombs outside Ankara railway station.
About 100 people were killed.
2015 bombings
Mahant Yogi Adityanath (birth name Ajay Singh Bisht; 5th June 1972) is a Hindu monk and Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Fatsia is a small genus of three species of evergreen shrubs in the Araliaceae family.
They are native to southern Japan and Taiwan.
It has also become naturalised in some areas.
In New Zealand it has become established in waste areas and abandoned gardens, spreading by suckers.
Trivendra Singh Rawat (born 20 December 1960) is an Indian politician and is the eighth and current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
Qatna is an ancient city west of Hammurabi's empire.
It remained independent.
Wichita County (standard abbreviation: WH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010 census, 2,234 people lived there.
Wichita County is very Republican.
In the past six elections no Democrat has won more than twenty percent of Wichita County’s vote.
Leoti USD 467
Standard Atlas of Wichita County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 60 pages; 1920.
Wichita County - Directory of Public Officials
Wichita County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Trego County (standard abbreviation: TR) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 3,001 people lived there.
Its county seat is WaKeeney.
WaKeeney is also the biggest city in Trego County.
K-147
Republican candidates often win Trego County.
The last time a democratic candidate has won this county was in 1964.
WaKeeney USD 208
Standard Atlas of Trego County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 57 pages; 1906.
Trego County - Directory of Public Officials
Trego County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
1879 establishments in Kansas
Thomas County (standard abbreviation: TH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010 census, 7,900 people lived there.
Thomas County was created on October 8, 1885.
It was named after George Henry Thomas, a Union General during the American Civil War, hero of the Battle of Chickamauga.
The townships of the county were named after the soldiers that died at the Battle of Chickamauga.
U.S. Highway 24
U.S. Highway 83
Thomas County is very Republican.
The last time a democratic candidate has won Thomas County was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Colby USD 315
Golden Plains USD 316
Oakley (Part)
Standard Atlas of Thomas County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 64 pages; 1907.
Thomas County - Directory of Public Officials
Thomas County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
1885 establishments in Kansas
Stanton County (standard abbreviation: ST) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 2,235 people lived there.
U.S. Highway 160
Stanton County is very Republican.
The last time a democratic candidate won the county was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Stanton County USD 452
Stanton County - Directory of Public Officials
Stanton County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Stafford County (standard abbreviation: SF) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 4,437 people lived there.
Its county seat is St. John.
The county is named after Lewis Stafford.
He was captain of Company E, First Kansas Infantry, who was killed at the Battle of Young's Point in Madison Parish, Louisiana on June 7, 1863.
The borders of Stafford County were defined by the Kansas Legislature of 1870.
For several years, the county was still unorganized.
The Legislature of 1875 gave the territory in Stafford County to other counties.
They wanted to get rid of Stafford County.
They gave the part in Range 15 West to Pawnee County; the portion included in Ranges 11, 12, 13 and 14 to Barton County; and the south half of the county, excepting the portion in Range 15, was added to Pratt County.
But after each of the counties had taken its part, a strip six miles wide and twelve miles long (two townships) remained as Stafford County.
This was the county until April 25, 1879.
The Supreme Court of Kansas said that dividing the county was unconstitutional.
The county was restored to its original borders.
Stafford County is often won by Republican Candidates.
The last time Stafford County was won by a democratic candidate was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.
Stafford USD 349
St. John-Hudson USD 350
Macksville USD 351
Standard Atlas of Stafford County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1904.
Stafford County - Directory of Public Officials
Stafford County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (born 27 April 1948) is an Indian politician who was  Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014-2017.
In July 2014, he won a by-election from Dharchula assembly seat by over 19,000 votes.
Smith County (standard abbreviation: SM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 3,853 people lived there.
Its county seat is Smith Center.
The county is named after Maj.
J. Nelson Smith, who was part of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry.
He was killed in action at the Battle of Westport on October 21, 1864.
In 1872, Smith County was created.
The first homestead in Smith County was in 1871.
There were 3,800 people living there by 1875.
The county grew to 15,000 people by 1889.
Corn was the main crop, but drought and grasshoppers hurt the crops.
When hardy Winter wheat was introduced to Kansas by Russian settlers, it eventually became the main crop in Smith County.
The number of people living in Smith County has slowly gone down since 1900.
This is due to advanced farming techniques that need fewer people to farm.
Brewster Higley wrote the song "Home on the Range" in 1873 in a cabin 9 miles northwest of Smith Center.
It later became the Kansas State song.
The county is divided into 25 townships, each of which is listed below in the subdivisions section of this article.
The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in the county, near the city of Lebanon.
The Solomon River runs through the southern part of the county.
It provides a flat basin and water for irrigation.
There are two major highways in the county.
The main east-west route is U.S. Highway 36.
It goes through Athol, Kensington, and Smith Center.
The main north-south route is U.S. Highway 281.
Kansas state highways K-8, K-9 and K-180 go to other areas of the county.
Smith County is very Republican.
No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Smith County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Since 1940, the only Democrat to win forty percent of the county’s vote was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Thunder Ridge USD 110
Kensington, Athol and western third of county; school district also covers the eastern third of Phillips County
Smith Center USD 237
Smith Center, Lebanon, Gaylord and eastern two-thirds of county
Standard Atlas of Smith County, Kansas; Geo.
A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1917.
Plat Book of Smith County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 48 pages; 1900.
Smith County - Directory of Public Officials
Geographical Center of the Continental United States
Smith County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Labette County (county code LB) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2010, 21,607 people lived there.
Its county seat is Oswego.
Its biggest city is Parsons.
The county was named after LaBette creek, the second-biggest creek in the county.
The creek was named after French-Canadian fur trapper Pierre LaBette who had moved to the area.
In the 1840s, most of the people living in Labette County were Osage people.
There were also many Cherokee and Euro-Americans.
Between 1871 and 1873, at least eleven people disappeared near an inn and general store run by the Bender family in Labette County.
After the disappareance of the Benders in 1873, it was found that they had apparently murdered many travelers.
Between eight and eleven bodies were found buried at the inn.
Governor Thomas A. Osborn offered a reward of $2,000 for anyone who caught the Benders, but they were never found.
The 2010 Census says that Labette County had 21,607 people living there.
The median age was 41.
The race of the people were 85.5% non-Hispanic white, 4.7% African-American, 2.2% Native America, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanics of some other race, 3.6% non-Hispanics reporting two or more races and 4.0% Hispanic or Latino.
Labette County is mostly Republican.