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Big Hill Lake is a body of water in Labette County, Kansas, United States. It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Cherryvale and 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southwest of Parsons. The reservoir holds 1,240 acres (5.0 km 2) of water, with 367 acres (1.49 km 2) available for public use. Fishing, picnicking, boating, and a sandy beach swimming area are ...
Mound Valley is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 348. [3] ... Big Hill Lake; References
Tuttle Creek Dam and Lake Wilson Dam and Lake Birds on one of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge's salt marshes. Lake Inman is the largest natural lake in Kansas. The shorelines of Kansas Lakes are mostly in government ownership and open to the public for hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking. Large areas of public land surround most of the lakes.
Labette County is a county located in Southeast Kansas.Its county seat is Oswego, [2] and its most populous city is Parsons.As of the 2020 census, the county population was 20,184. [1]
Big Hill Lake is several miles to the west of the city, and Lake Parsons is situated northwest of the city. The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant (KSAAP) is located southeast of the city. The facility was completed in 1942 to support World War II operations and consists of 21 separate facilities over 13,727 acres (55.55 km 2). The installation is ...
WPA crews built two dams on Mound Creek, creating Upper and Lower Mound Lake — 18 acres (7.3 ha) and 28 acres (11 ha) respectively — and facilities such as picnic grounds and a beach house. The 195-acre (79 ha) Mound Springs Recreational Reserve opened in 1937. In the 1950s trees were planted around the lakes and campground.
Dennis had its start in the early 1880s by the building of the Memphis, Kansas and Colorado Railroad through that territory. [3] The first post office in Dennis was established in May 1881.
1840s map of Mound City. From about 200 BC to AD 500, the Ohio River Valley was a central area of the prehistoric Hopewell culture. The term Hopewell (taken from the land owner who owned the land where one of the mound complexes was located) culture is applied to a broad network of beliefs and practices among different Native American peoples who inhabited a large portion of eastern North America.