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2. Railroad land grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Kansas Pacific Railway main line shown on an 1869 map. The thickened portion along the line indicates the extent of the land grants available for sale by the railroad to settlers. At the time of the map, the line extended only as far as western Kansas (section in green).

3. Whitney Ranch - Wikipedia

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   The Western Land and Cattle Company, an English land firm, established the ranch in 1882; the company was part of a wave of English investors hoping to make money in Great Plains ranching. The ranch initially both raised its own cattle and served as a waypoint for shipping cattle between the company's ranch in Hartley County, Texas and markets ...

4. Western Kansas - Wikipedia

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   Western Kansas may refer to: The western part of Kansas; West Kansas, proposed state; Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas This page was last edited on 20 ...

5. Free land? How about a free house? Kansas town tries a ... - AOL

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   In Kansas City or even Salina, 40 miles southeast of Lincoln, a builder who spends $150,000 to construct a new home can safely assume it will sell for far more than $150,000, ensuring a profit.

6. Kansas - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin) To the stars through ...

7. Neosho County, Kansas - Wikipedia

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   In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1861, Neosho County was established.