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Abilene (pronounced / ˈ æ b ɪ l iː n /) [6] is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 6,460. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is home of The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and the Greyhound Hall of Fame.
KCC was founded in 1924 by representatives of 40 local chambers of commerce, who met in Hutchinson, Kansas. The founders focused on improving the state's highways. Its initial name was the Kansas Association of Chambers of Commerce. [1] In 1925, it was renamed the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. The group adopted a new constitution, and expanded to ...
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A week ago, the Kansas Legislature passed HB2481, which, among other things, designated the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad (A&SV) as the heritage railroad and also named the Atchison, Topeka ...
The Dickinson County Courthouse, located at 109 East 1st Street in Abilene, is the seat of government of Dickinson County, Kansas. Abilene has been the county seat since 1857. The courthouse was built from 1955 to 1956 by contractor Martin K. Eby Construction Company of Wichita, Kansas. Cayton and Murray designed the courthouse in the Modern ...
The Abilene Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Abilene, Kansas which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The district is roughly bounded by Northeast 4th, West 1st, South Walnut, and North Olive Street.
The Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot is a former railroad station that serves as the headquarters of the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau in Abilene, Kansas. [3] The station was built in 1928 (though not opened until 1929) as a replacement for a three-story depot combined with a railroad hotel, originally built by the Kansas ...
In the second police shooting this year, Abilene officers killed John Kenney Dutton, 70, of Abilene on May 6 at a local United Supermarket after he allegedly drew a knife, according to police.