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This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Emporia, Kansas. ... Kansas state legislator [34] Samuel J. Crawford (1835–1913
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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 ).
After 100-plus years, descendants Blick Plantation stewards: Preservationist guesstimates 100-300 graves, mostly unmarked, in enslaved cemetery
White struck up a friendship with US President Theodore Roosevelt who stayed at the White home, called Red Rocks, during cross-country trips. White won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial, " To an Anxious Friend ", after he was arrested for a free speech violation of a newly enacted law pushed by Kansas Governor Henry Justin Allen .
The Red Rocks State Historic Site is a Kansas historic site at 927 Exchange Street in Emporia, Kansas.It preserves the William Allen White House, also known as Red Rocks, which was the home of Progressive journalist William Allen White from 1899 until his death in 1944.
The Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kansas, anchored by the city of Emporia. As of the 2000 census , the μSA had a population of 38,965 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 36,399).
Americus is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 776. [ 4 ] It is located northwest of the city of Emporia .