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Baxter Springs is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, [1] and located along Spring River. As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 3,888. [ 3 ]
Map of Baxter Springs Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program. The Battle of Baxter Springs, more commonly known as the Baxter Springs Massacre, was a minor battle of the American Civil War fought on October 6, 1863, near the present-day town of Baxter Springs, Kansas.
A map of Kansas's U.S. Highways as laid out in 1926 US 166 is an original 1926 route and originally ran from South Haven to Baxter Springs, Kansas. In 1945, it was extended east through Joplin, Missouri , where it paralleled US 66 to Springfield .
Soda fountain on Main Street in Baxter Springs named for Route 66. Coming from the west, US 66 entered Kansas from Oklahoma, concurrent with US-69 Alternate, also called Military Avenue. [6] From the state line, the highway ran north through Baxter Springs. At the intersection of US-66 with West 30th Street, the highway originally traveled east ...
The Rial A. Niles House is a historic house at 605 E. 12th Street in Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States.The house was built in 1870 for Rial A. Niles, a local businessman, and his wife.
Cherokee County is a U.S. county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Columbus, [2] and its most populous city is Baxter Springs. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 19,362. [1] The county was named for the Cherokee tribe.
During the Baxter Springs incident, Eli Crawford killed the mother of his child. His daughter was shot by a sniper, and Crawford took his own life. A lawsuit resulted in a $1.5 million settlement.
In 2014, Kansas Rt. 66 Historic Byway nominated a bypassed 2.1 miles (3.4 km) section of original 1926 highway, which ran south from the Brush Creek to the Willow Creek bridge near Baxter Springs, for an NRHP listing. [2] The bridge is fairly narrow, and due to traffic on the road, a replacement bridge has been built.