Pillsbury Crossing is a natural limestone slab that was used by pioneers to cross Deep Creek. The ledge terminates in a

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Riley County, Kansas Riley County (standard abbreviation: RL) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,959. The largest city and county seat is Manhattan. Riley County is home to two of Kansas's largest employer ...

, USA. The waterfall is about wide and has a drop of around . Below Pillsbury Crossing, Deep Creek flows into the

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. The waterfall is named for Josiah Pillsbury, a Free-State settler in

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who homesteaded by the crossing in 1855. Pillsbury was a member of the Free-State Topeka Legislature and the failed

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al Convention. The site is part of Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area. Pillsbury-crossing

References

*''Manhattan Mercury'', March 20, 2005

External links

Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area
- official site

* ttp://www.kgs.ku.edu/Extension/KSplaces/visit18.html Pilsbury Crossing - Kansas Geological Survey Protected areas of Riley County, Kansas Landforms of Kansas Recreational areas in Kansas {{RileyCountyKS-geo-stub