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2. Lawrence, Kansas - Wikipedia

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   Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC) and was named for Amos A. Lawrence, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, who offered financial aid and support for the settlement. [13] Lawrence was central to the Bleeding Kansas period (1854–1861), and the site of the Wakarusa War (1855) and the Sacking of Lawrence (1856).

3. Vehicle registration plates of Kansas - Wikipedia

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   In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [1]

4. Douglas County, Kansas - Wikipedia

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   Douglas County comprises the Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area. As of the census of 2000, there were 99,962 people, 38,486 households, and 21,167 families residing in the county.

5. South Haven, Kansas - Wikipedia

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   South Haven was founded in 1872, [4] and was named after South Haven, Michigan. [5] The railroad reached South Haven in 1879. [4]Unlike other paired towns in Kansas that are located adjacent to one another (e.g. Newton and North Newton or Hutchinson and South Hutchinson), South Haven is about 80 miles from Haven.

6. Lake View, Kansas - Wikipedia

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   Lake View was established in 1892 as a lake side resort and was in use until the 1930s. The Lake View club continues to maintain the oxbow lake.. A post office was opened in Lake View (but spelled Lakeview) in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1914.

7. K-10 (Kansas highway) - Wikipedia

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   In 1956 the portion between Topeka and K-99 near Alma was designated as US-40 in preparation for upgrading this stretch to Interstate standards (for I-70). The segment between Alta Vista and Herington was redesignated as K-4 and K-10 was truncated eastward to Lawrence. The process of upgrading K-10 to a freeway was begun in 1974.