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The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named ...
Consett sits above the rural Derwent valley near the boundary of County Durham and Northumberland. The Derwent Reservoir just west of the town makes a popular leisure attraction and beauty spot. [6] At about 900 ft (270 metres) above sea level, Consett is the third highest market town in England and one of the highest towns in the United Kingdom.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin) To the stars through ...
Paris was the first county seat of Linn County, Kansas, in the United States. [1] It once had a population of about 300 or 400 people and was abandoned in the 1860s. Owned by pro-slavery men, it was a rallying point for those who made raids on free-staters during the Bleeding Kansas period.
Moneka is a ghost town in Linn County, Kansas, United States.The community was said to have been named for a Native American maiden with the name meaning "Morning Star". It was located on Section 1, Township 22 S, Range 23 E, Sixth Principal Meridian.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized under the provisions of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. In 1855, Franklin County was established as one of the 33 original Kansas Territory counties created by the first Territorial Legislature of 1855. [5] The county was named after Benjamin Franklin. [6] In 1861, Kansas became the 34th U.S. state.
Politics: In Kansas, the political atmosphere was highly divided. Towns were either proslavery or abolitionist. When Kansas became a free state in 1861, proslavery towns died out. Survival of a town also depended on it winning the county seat. Towns that were contenders for the county seat and lost typically had most, if not all, of their town ...