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Herington was named after its founder, Monroe Davis Herington. His name at birth was Davis Monroe Herrington, but he later dropped the second "r" from his last name. [5] The first post office in Herington was established in February 1884. [6] In 1887, Mr. Herington successfully got the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway to build through ...
Herington Regional Airport (ICAO: KHRU, FAA LID: HRU) is a public use airport in Morris County, Kansas, United States. [1] The airport is owned by the City of Herington and is located seven nautical miles (8 mi, 13 km) northeast of its central business district. [1]
Herington Army Air Field was located eight miles from Herington, Kansas, on a 1,700-acre tract of land which had been purchased by the United States government.It was planned as a satellite of Topeka Army Airfield, a Second Air Force installation which was situated some 70 miles to the northeast and which served as the headquarters for the 21st Bombardment Wing.
Herington USD 487 is a public unified school district headquartered in Herington, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the community of Herington, Shady Brook , and nearby rural areas. [ 2 ]
U.S. Route 77 Business (US-77 Bus.) was a short business loop through Herington, Kansas. [6] US-77 Bus began at US-56 and US-77 south of Herington. US-77 Bus. ran north from here along with US-56 Bus. for 1.1 miles (1.8 km) then entered Herington.
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One of three B-29 training bases in Kansas for the 58th Bombardment Wing, the first B-29 combat unit of World War II. Also used legacy B-17Fs for pilot training. Closed 1945. Now Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD). Herington Army Airfield Herington Regional Airport: Second Air Force: Unit staging base Herington
The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway (CK&N) was formed in 1885 and Marcus Low, a former attorney for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, was its president. [1] The CRI&P advanced the CK&N about twenty-five million dollars to begin construction in exchange for nearly all of the CK&N's stock.