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It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places website since that time. [3]
Washington was established in spring 1860, and in the same year was named the county seat. [4] Until the end of the Civil War, it was protected by two stockaded buildings, the Washington Company House and Woolbert's Stockade Hotel. [5] [6] The first post office in Washington was established in November 1861. [7]
1916: Kansas troops serve on the U.S.-Mexico border during the Mexican Revolution. 1922 and 1927: legal battles Kansas against the Ku Klux Klan, resulting in their expulsion from the state. 1925: Flag of Kansas designed by Hazel Avery. [4] 1928: Charles Curtis of Topeka, first Native American to be elected as Vice-President of United States [5]
Hanover is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 690. [ 4 ] It is located approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of the Nebraska -Kansas state line.
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace is a historic building and museum that was the birthplace of aviator Amelia Earhart. It is located at 223 N. Terrace St. in Atchison, Kansas, United States. The house was built in 1861 in a Gothic Revival style and is on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. There was one major addition to the home in 1873 ...
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Washington . [ 3 ] As of the 2020 census , the county population was 5,530. [ 1 ]
In this headquarters, the Historical Society was reunited at one location. [3] [4] The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency. Its sister organization, Kansas State Historical Society, Inc., operates as a non-profit membership organization. More than six million individuals benefit from the Historical Society's programs and services each year.