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Waconda Lake, also known as Glen Elder Reservoir, is a reservoir in Mitchell County and Osborne County, Kansas, United States. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for flood control and irrigation, it is also used for recreation.
Established in 1967, the 1,160-acre (470 ha) state park features utility camping, cabins and a beach. The park has access to Lovewell Reservoir. See also List of ...
Glen Elder was originally known as West Hampton, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1871 by promoters who built a large gristmill at the site. [4] The town later adopted the name Glen Elder when the post office of that name was moved there from its former location a half mile north. [5]
Glen Elder Dam, impounding Waconda Lake, near Glen Elder, Kansas; Glen Elder (sociologist) This page was last edited on 28 December 2019, at 15:09 (UTC). Text is ...
The Camp on Pawnee Fork was established on October 22, 1859, to protect traffic along the Santa Fe Trail from hostile Native Americans. [3] It was renamed Camp Alert in 1860, as the small garrison of about 50 men had to remain constantly alert for Indians.
Waconda Spring, or Great Spirit Spring, [1] was a natural artesian spring located in Mitchell County, near the communities of Glen Elder and Cawker City in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was a sacred site for Native American tribes of the Great Plains and, for a time, became the site of a health spa for American settlers.
Glen Elder Township is a township in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. Adjacent townships. Walnut Township (south) Turkey Creek Township (southeast)
The E. W. Norris Service Station, at Market and Main Sts. in Glen Elder, Kansas, was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] The building is now the Castle Lodge hotel. It is a 45 by 20 feet (13.7 m × 6.1 m) building made of creamy-buff post rock limestone quarried near Glen Elder. [2]