Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism El Dorado State Park is a state park in Butler County, Kansas , United States, located just north of El Dorado . The largest of Kansas' state parks, El Dorado is nestled in the scenic Flint Hills and sprawls across 4,000 acres (16 km 2 ) along the eastern and western shores of El Dorado Reservoir .
El Dorado was laid out and platted in 1868. The name is of Spanish origin meaning "golden land". [8] El Dorado was incorporated in 1870. [9]In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado; in 1881 it was extended to Douglass, and later to Arkansas City. [10]
Pages in category "El Dorado, Kansas" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Activated on 7 November 1945 at Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas. [1] Established under VIII Bomber Command , Continental Air Forces as a very long-range strategic reconnaissance squadron. Equipped with B-29 Superfortress bombers converted into F-13 reconnaissance/mapping configuration.
Emily Irene Sander (February 26, 1989 [1] – November 24, 2007 [2]) was an 18-year-old student at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, United States, [3] who was reported missing on November 23, 2007 [4] and found dead six days later. [5] Her disappearance was widely covered in the mainstream news media.
The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942. [7] The original branch line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City. In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north–south from Herington to Caldwell. [8]
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
El Dorado Township covers an area of 54.74 square miles (141.8 km 2) and contains one incorporated settlement, El Dorado (the county seat). According to the USGS , it contains three cemeteries: Belle Vista, Sunset Lawns and Walnut Valley Memorial Park.