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After taking 11 local free-staters hostage from their homes and fields, the border ruffians forced them into a nearby ravine and began shooting at them. 10 of the men were hit by the fire, five of them fatally. The wife of one of the victims followed the border ruffians to the site, and attempted to give medical treatment to the wounded.
All incorporated communities in Kansas are called cities, unlike in some states where some are called towns or villages.(11 of 50 states only have cities). Once a city is incorporated in Kansas, it will continue to be a city even after falling below the minimum required to become a city, and even if the minimum is later raised. [3]
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]
Sherman's March to the Sea (also known as the Savannah campaign or simply Sherman's March) was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman, major general of the Union Army.
146 BC – Carthage was systematically burned down over 17 days by the Romans at the end of the Third Punic War; 64 – Great Fire of Rome, Italy; 79 – Lyon burned to ashes. [1] 406 – A great fire burns down much of Constantinople. 532 – The Nika riots result in the destruction of much of Constantinople by fire. 798 – London nearly ...
Politics: In Kansas, the political atmosphere was highly divided. Towns were either proslavery or abolitionist. When Kansas became a free state in 1861, proslavery towns died out. Survival of a town also depended on it winning the county seat. Towns that were contenders for the county seat and lost typically had most, if not all, of their town ...
The summer closure of the Perry plant was expected to leave 1,276 workers at the city's largest employer without jobs. ... Tyson Foods closes Emporia, Kansas plant in latest facility closure. Show ...
Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat is Goodland. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,927. [2] Sherman County was created by the Legislature of 1873, and named after general William Sherman, a general during the American Civil War.