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Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 United States census , the population of the city was 740. [ 4 ] It is home to the world's largest hand-dug well .
Kiowa County USD 422 is a public unified school district headquartered in Greensburg, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the communities of Greensburg, Mullinville, Brenham, Joy, and nearby rural areas. [2]
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state.In 1867, Kiowa County was established and named after the Kiowa tribe. [3] In 1875. The county's land was given to nearby county, but in 1886, Kiowa County was reestablished and organize
On May 4, 2007, a tornado hit Greensburg, destroying the center. [7] The well reopened on May 26, 2012. [8] The new visitor center, also known as the Big Well Museum, contains a circular timeline of the city of Greensburg in three stages, including the beginnings of Greensburg, the Tornadic event, and the Eco-Friendly Rebuilding of Greensburg.
"Greensburg", a track on Fetchin Bones' second album, Bad Pumpkin 2007 Greensburg tornado , an EF5 tornado that hit Greensburg, Kansas, commonly known as the "Greensburg tornado" or just "Greensburg" Greensburg (TV series) (2008-2010), about the rebuilding of Greensburg (Kansas) after being struck by the 2007 Greensburg tornado
Shortly after the tornado, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius stated that she wanted Greensburg to be "the greenest city in the state". [97] FEMA activated the Long-Term Community Recovery (LTCR) program, [ 98 ] which was designed to help recovery efforts with joint cooperation with the State of Kansas and other federal agencies willing to help ...
What Kansas Means to Me: Twentieth-Century Writers on the Sunflower State (University Press of Kansas, 1991) Cordier, Mary Hurlbut. Schoolwomen of the Prairies and Plains: Personal Narratives from Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, 1860S-1920s (1997) online; Missouri Pacific Railway Company. Facts about Kansas: a book for home-seekers and home-builders.
Pages in category "People from Greensburg, Kansas" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.