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Abilene (pronounced / ˈ æ b ɪ l iː n /) [6] is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 6,460. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is home of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and the Greyhound Hall of Fame.
Thomas James Smith, also known as Tom "Bear River" Smith, (June 12, 1830 – November 2, 1870) was a lawman in the American Old West and briefly marshal of cattle town Abilene, Kansas. He was killed and nearly decapitated in the line of duty.
The Abilene Trail was a cattle trail leading from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. Its exact route is disputed owing to its many offshoots, but it crossed the Red River just east of Henrietta, Texas, and continued north across the Indian Territory to Caldwell, Kansas and on past Wichita and Newton to Abilene. The first herds were probably driven over ...
ABILENE — Kansas will soon have an official state heritage railroad and it's in the historic city of Abilene. A week ago, the Kansas Legislature passed HB2481, which, among other things ...
In the second police shooting this year, Abilene officers killed John Kenney Dutton, 70, of Abilene on May 6 at a local United Supermarket after he allegedly drew a knife, according to police.
The Abilene Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Abilene, Kansas which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The district is roughly bounded by Northeast 4th, West 1st, South Walnut, and North Olive Street.
The Eisenhower Home in Abilene, Kansas, at the Eisenhower Presidential Center, was the house where U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower lived with his five brothers from 1898 to 1911, when he entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point at age 20.
Location of Dickinson County in Kansas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dickinson County, Kansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...