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There are over 1,600 buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Kansas listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas. NRHP listings appear in 101 of the state's 105 counties . Contents: Counties in Kansas (links in italic lead to a new page)
Lyons Main Street (U.S. Highway 56) is based on the Santa Fe Trail. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded. Lyons was originally called Atlanta, and under the latter name was founded in 1870. It was renamed Lyons in 1876, in honor of Freeman J. Lyons. [5]
Rice County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat and largest city is Lyons. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,427. [1] The county was named in memory of Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas.
A historic Fayette County horse farm started in 1793 by a future U.S. attorney general could soon be divided up and likely sold for housing, according to documents filed with Lexington officials.
The Lexington Planning Commission on Thursday approved subdividing the Castleton Lyons horse farm into 16 individual lots that would be sold for housing. The lots could range from 40 to more than ...
Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat and largest city is Emporia. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 32,179. [1] The county was named for Nathaniel Lyon, a general who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek during the Civil War.
The Rice County Courthouse of Lyons, Kansas is located at 101 W. Commercial St. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]Designed by architects J.C. Holland and Son, it is a four-story, Richardsonian Romanesque-style brick building which is 90 by 100 feet (27 m × 30 m) in plan.
Lyons USD 405 is a public unified school district headquartered in Lyons, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the communities of Lyons , Mitchell , Pollard , and nearby rural areas. [ 2 ]