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Welcome to the Land of “Ahs!”— KANSAS! Getting off the “beaten track” in Kansas can lead to a number ofgreat destinations, a wealth ofhistory, and several fascinatingtales and legends. From thewild and wooly cowtownsof Kansas to the “Bleeding Kansas” days before theCivil War,Native...
Current RailroadsToday, through mergers, abandonments, and acquisitions Alabama has been reduced to just two Class I railroads, CSX and Norfolk Southern which command 86% of the state's rail mileage although BNSF Railway, Canadian National and Kansas City Southern also have a presence (although ...
Kansas’s early settlers were principally antislavery New Englanders of British ancestry. After the American Civil War and with the building of the railroads, many central Europeans were attracted by the promise of jobs laying track and of free land when the jobs were finished. The communities t...
Indiana railroads have a rich history dating back to the 1830s and historically has not only been home to the important city of Indianapolis but also a key through route to other important connections like St. Louis (the third busiest gateway behind Chicago and Kansas City) and Chicago....
of best bucking-horse rider, roper, and so on. As the cowboys’ occupation was curtailed in scope by the railroads and by the fences that marked the end of theOpen Rangeera, the contests became regular formal programs of entertainment. Many locales claim the distinction of being the first ...
Midwest, region, northern and central United States, lying midway between the Appalachian and Rocky mountains and north of the Ohio River and the 37th parallel. It comprises the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ne
Before reaching the fort, however, he was defeated in the battle of Westport, Missouri, on October 23, 1864.Fort Leavenworth – African American Battery circa 1864. Touch of color by LOA .Railroads stretching towards the west came under increasing attack by the Plains Indians during the Civil ...
There was a time in the period after the Civil War where the Muskogee nation was having trouble with the Texans who were driving cattle from Texas to the railroads in Kansas. And the trouble was that the nation had a grazing tax that they applied to these herds as they came through and...
The expansion of railroads, the end of the Civil War, and the removal of Native American populations opened up settlement opportunities for immigrants from the East and Europe. By 1900, land claims had filled the state, but a slight population decline occurred in the subsequent decade as the ...