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Oakdale Township was organized in 1858. [8] The city of Oakdale is the result of a consolidation of Oakdale and Northdale Townships in the 1970s, and continued to annex land well into the 1990s. Arthur Stephen suggested the name "OakDale" at the first town meeting on November 1, 1858. Stephen was born on March 30, 1830, in Scotland.
Keokuk and Western Railroad: Missouri, Kansas and Eastern Railway: MKT: 1892 1896 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway: Missouri, Kansas and Northwestern Railroad: MKT: 1900 1902 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway: Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad: M-K-T, MKT MKT 1923 1989 Missouri Pacific Railroad: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway: MK&T MKT ...
U.S. Route 169 (US-169) is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs from US-64 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to US-53 near Virginia, Minnesota.In Kansas, the highway is a main north–south route that runs through the eastern end of the state from the Oklahoma border to Missouri border.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad (“KCFS&M”) was a railway system which, at its maximum extent, operated across Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma, a total of over 881 miles (1,418 kilometres). Its predecessor company started in 1865, and another railroad assumed ownership in 1928.
Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad, oldest railroad west of the Mississippi [1] Port of LA Waterfront Red Car, a rebuilt part of the original Pacific Electric Railway system (Closed in 2015) Poway–Midland Railroad; Sierra Railway - Railtown 1897 State Historic Park; Red Car Trolley; Redwood Valley Railway; Roaring Camp & Big Trees ...
The list of Underground Railroad sites includes abolitionist locations of sanctuary, support, and transport for former slaves in 19th century North America before and during the American Civil War. It also includes sites closely associated with people who worked to achieve personal freedom for all Americans in the movement to end slavery in the ...
From there, the merged routes turn due east toward Kansas City, Kansas. In Kansas City, US 40 and US 24 intersect US 73 and K-7, and turning south toward Interstate 70. US 40, along with US 24, then merge onto I-70 and recross the Kansas River over the Lewis and Clark Viaduct just before entering Kansas City, Missouri. [2] [3] [5]
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.