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K-177 is a 102.871-mile-long (165.555 km) south–north state highway in central Kansas. It runs from U.S. Route 54 (US-54) near El Dorado northward to US-24 in Manhattan, passing through the Flint Hills. It is part of the Flint Hills Scenic Byway and the Prairie Parkway. [2]
The rocks exposed in the Flint Hills were laid down about 250 million years ago during the Permian Period. During this time, much of the Midwest, including Kansas and Oklahoma, was covered with shallow seas. As a result, much of the Flint Hills is composed of limestone and shale, with plentiful
White City is located at (38.795216, -96.736657 According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.26 square miles (3.26 km 2 ), of which 1.25 square miles (3.24 km 2 ) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2 ) is water.
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad: Kansas City Northwestern Railroad: 1917 1919 Kansas City Northwestern Railway: Kansas City Northwestern Railroad: MP: 1893 1910 Missouri Pacific Railway: Kansas City Northwestern Railway: 1925 1925 N/A Kansas City and Olathe Railroad: ATSF: 1881 1883 Southern Kansas Railway: Kansas City Outer Belt and ...
The Konza Prairie Biological Station is a 8,616-acre (3,487 ha) protected area of native tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas. "Konza" is an alternative name for the Kansa or Kaw Indians who inhabited this area until the mid-19th century. [1] The Konza Prairie is owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University.
In 1870, Bazaar Township, Chase County, Kansas which includes Matfield Green had a population of 376, growing to 1,096 by 1880. [8] In its heyday, at the beginning of the 20th century, Matfield Green grew to about 350 residents and possessed a bank, grocery store, livery and blacksmith, hardware, flour mill and lumberyard, and even a hotel for ...
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 24,139. [6] [7] Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of highways K-99, U.S. Route 50, Interstates 335 and 35 (Kansas Turnpike).
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot in Clements, circa 1880-1900. In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square miles (2,140,000 km 2) Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.