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Altoona is a city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States, [1] along the Verdigris River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 354. [3] History.
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The Hanover Heights Historic District area was developed between 1912 and 1930. It is a 15.5 acres (6.3 ha) district containing 90 contributing buildings located between State Line Road and Rainbow Boulevard to Olathe Boulevard and West 43rd Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
Prairie City Cemetery. Prairie City was founded in 1855 by James Lane, William Graham, Louis (Lewis) Green, and Salmon Prouty after a dispute between Graham and Henry Barricklow of nearby Palmyra. [2] A post office opened in 1856 with John Winton serving as postmaster.
It borders southwest Kansas City, Kansas The towns include Leawood, Lenexa, Mission, Mission Hills, Overland Park (partial), Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Shawnee, and Westwood. If those towns were a single municipality, they would constitute the second largest city in Kansas, with a population of over 400,000.
[7] It was a promotional leaflet advertising housing development in Kansas City, with text from its library entry reading: "Buy now in the Negro Country Club District, Kansas City, Kansas, beautiful homes and building lots, splendid transportation service, bus and street car. Ex-service men use your bonus money to protect your family with a home."
Altoona, Kansas, was a sundown town as of 1916. [79] [80] Baileyville, Kansas, was described along with Nortonville by The Evening Bulletin of Maysville, Kentucky, in 1902 as one of "two strong Republican towns in Kansas in which a negro is not allowed to live." [81] Centralia, Kansas, forbade Black residents by 1901. [82]
The city’s notorious traffic and high living costs make financial balancing even more challenging. 3. San Francisco. San Francisco, a hub for innovation and tech, takes the third spot on the list.