The local newspapers of the period vividly recall the excitement throughout the city as it strived to become the “most important railroad town in the upper Arkansas Valley.” Advertisements for builders, contractors, building materials, architects, hotels, restaurants, and shops lined the columns ...
Erie, Kansas, the county seat of Neosho County, is located three miles east of the county’s geographical center in the Neosho River Valley, surrounded by the beautiful Osage Cuesta Hills. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,047 and a total area of 1.21 square miles,...
Busby, Kansas – Extinct in Elk County –(Legends of Kansas) At its peak, Busby had two general stores, two blacksmith shops, a hotel, a restaurant, a post office, a church building, and a schoolhouse. December Newsletter –Wounded Knee, Only Law West of the Pecos, Central City, Arizona...
Kansas City Suburban Belt Railway In 1897, Stilwell completed the Kansas City, Pittsburg, and Gulf Railroad Company with a route running from Kansas City to Shreveport,Louisiana, terminating at Port Arthur,Texas, which is named for him. Some of the original shops and yards were located in Pitts...
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The Capitol Hill neighborhood in Southeast D.C. is the oldest residential community in the original city of Washington. In 1805, several boarding houses and taverns were erected near the Capitol to cater to members of Congress. Low-rise row houses, interspersed with shops and businesses, quickly...
If watching property and not doing chores, I’ve only asked for parking plus water and electricity. In some cases have paid a dollar a day for each if I felt it was worth it. Have also parked in schoolyards, on construction sites, at businesses (auto dealers and repair shops — anyplac...
By 1912, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad encompassed nearly 10,000 miles of road. According to the railroad commissioner’s report, it included 2,659 miles in Kansas, and the company expended over $3,000,000 in shops and office buildings in Topeka. ...
In 1945, the city’s most famous son, Harry S. Truman, became President of the United States. While residing in Washington, D.C., his home at 216 North Delaware served as his summer White House. There is much to see and do in Independence — from unique shops to thirteen heritage sit...
The first Kanza Agency was established in East Kansas City in 1827, with Barnett Vasquez being the first agent. The agency was removed to the mouth of Grasshopper Creek the following year, the first payment being made in 1829 by Daniel McNair, Special Agent and Paymaster. In 1830, Marston ...