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The following is a list of mayors of the city of Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America. Part of a series on the. ... S.F. Goheen, c.1916-1917 [7] J.C. Barber, ...
The Downtown Manhattan Historic District in Manhattan, Kansas is a 25.8 acres (10.4 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The district generally includes the blocks between Humboldt and Pierre Sts. from 3rd to 5th Sts.
Manhattan had a number of newspapers in its early years. Following is a timeline of 19th-century papers in the town: Kansas Express (1859–1926) – first newspaper in Manhattan, consolidated into The Manhattan Mercury. name changed to Independent in 1863, Standard in 1868, and Nationalist in 1870
Manhattan, Kansas March 13, 1914 Nehemiah Green: Hardin County, Ohio: March 8, 1837 Union Civil War veteran and fourth Governor of Kansas (1868–1869) Manhattan, Kansas January 12, 1890 Solon Toothaker Kimball: Manhattan, Kansas August 12, 1909 educator and anthropologist Manhattan, Kansas October 12, 1982 Abby Lindsey Marlatt: Manhattan, Kansas
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new breed of women started to emerge from the depths of circus tents around the world: the strong-woman. ... Rhodes was known for bending iron bars, ripping ...
Manhattan's economy is heavily based on the public sector. Kansas State University is the largest employer in town, and its approximately 24,000 students help support the retail and entertainment venues in the city. [54] The second-largest employer in Manhattan is the city school district. [54]
Fire safety improved in the late 19th and early 20th century, but firefighting remained a dangerous task. Following the 1908 drowning death of Deputy Fire Chief Charles W. Kruger in a flooded Canal Street basement, Bishop Henry C. Potter proposed a memorial to firefighters who had died while performing their duties. [2]
Manhattan's majority white ethnic group declined from 98.7% in 1900 to 58.3% by 1990. [49] On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Greenwich Village killed 146 garment workers. The disaster eventually led to overhauls of the city's fire department, building codes, and workplace regulations.