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Lecompton Township, Douglas County, Kansas
Lecompton Township is a Civil township, township in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census, its population was 1,761. History Lecompton Township was formed ''circa'' 1858. It was named for the town of Lecompton, Kansas, Lecompton, which was the territorial capital of Kansas from 185561. Geography Lecompton Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Lecompton, Kansas, Lecompton. According to the United States Geological Survey, USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Big Springs and Lecompton. The streams of Coon Creek, Oakley Creek and Spring Creek run through this township. Adjacent townships * Kaw Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, Kaw Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson County (northwest) * Kentucky Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, Kentucky Township, Jefferson County (north) * Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, Rural Township, Jefferson County (northeast) * Wakarusa Township, Dougla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a County (United States), county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England town, New England, Political subdivisions of New York State#Town, New York, as well as Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy, autonomy vary in each U.S. state, state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide, especially in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas
Wakarusa Township is a Civil township, township in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, its population was 2,318. History It was named for the Wakarusa River which flows through Douglas County from Wabaunsee County, Kansas, Wabaunsee County to the Kansas River near Eudora, Kansas, Eudora. Geography Wakarusa Township covers an area of surrounding the county seat of Lawrence, Kansas, Lawrence. According to the United States Geological Survey, it contains one cemetery, Richland. Lake View Lake is within this township. The streams of Baldwin Creek, Burroughs Creek, Coal Creek, Washington Creek and Yankee Tank Creek run through this township. Adjacent townships * Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, Jefferson County (northwest) * Grant Township, Douglas County, Kansas, Grant Township, Douglas County (north) * Reno Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Reno Township, Leavenworth Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecumseh, Kansas
Tecumseh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, and situated along the Kansas River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 696. The community and township are both named for the Shawnee chief. History By September 1, 1854, Thomas Stinson platted the townsite of Tecumseh, having settled in the area within the Kansas Territory. It was settled by pro-slavery partisans in the turbulent days of Bleeding Kansas. It temporarily served as the pro-southern capital of the territory and prospered, even having a newspaper. The town's post office opened in March 1855. In 1886, the brick courthouse was sold for and removed. After the Civil War, the town rapidly declined and remained so for the next ninety years. Construction of the Kansas Power & Light Co. power plant took place in 1924 and 1925. In 1958, DuPont established a cellophane plant east of town, which created a minor boom. As Topeka grew in the 1950s, Tecumseh again started to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas River
The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, is a meandering river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is potentially the southwestern most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is sometimes in turn the northwesternmost portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its two names both come from the Kaw people, Kanza (Kaw) people who once inhabited the area; ''Kansas'' was one of the anglicizations of the French language, French transcription ''Cansez'' () of the original ''Kansa language#Phonology, kką:ze''. The city of Kansas City, Missouri, was named for the river, as was later the state of Kansas. The river valley averages in width, with the widest points being between Wamego, Kansas, Wamego and Rossville, Kansas, Rossville, where it is up to wide, then narrowing to or less in places below Eudora, Kansas, Eudora and De Soto, Kansas, De Soto. Much of the river's drainage basin, watershed is dammed for flood control, but the Kansas River is generally fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas Turnpike
The Kansas Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road that lies entirely within the US state of Kansas. It runs in a general southwest–northeast direction from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City. It passes through several major Kansas cities, including Wichita, Topeka, and Lawrence. The turnpike is owned and maintained by the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA), which is headquartered in Wichita. The Kansas Turnpike was built from 1954 to 1956, predating the Interstate Highway System. While not part of the system's early plans, the turnpike was eventually incorporated into the Interstate System in late 1956 and is designated today as four different Interstate Highway routes: Interstate 35 (I-35), Interstate 335 (I-335), I-470, and I-70. The turnpike also carries a piece of two U.S. Highways: U.S. Highway 24 (US-24) and US-40 in Kansas City. Because it predates the Interstate Highway System, the road is not engineered to current Interstate Highway standa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 70 In Kansas
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a mainline route of the Interstate Highway System in the United States connecting Cove Fort, Utah, to Baltimore, Maryland. In the US state of Kansas, I-70 extends just over from the Colorado border near the town of Kanorado to the Missouri border in Kansas City. I-70 in Kansas contains the first segment in the country to start being paved and to be completed in the Interstate Highway System. The route passes through several of the state's principal cities in the process, including Kansas City, Topeka, and Salina. The route also passes through the cities of Lawrence, Junction City, and Abilene. The section of I-70 from Topeka to the Missouri border is co-designated as the Kansas Turnpike; only the section between Topeka and just west of Kansas City is tolled. Route description I-70 runs concurrently with U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) from the Colorado state line until US 24 splits at Levant and runs north of I-70. At Colby, I-70 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grover, Kansas
Grover is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located four miles west of Lecompton and six miles east of Tecumseh Tecumseh ( ; (March 9, 1768October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the Territorial evolution of the United States, expansion of the United States onto Native Americans in the United States, Native American .... History Grover had a post office from 1886 to 1895 and again from 1897 to 1899. References Further reading External links * Douglas County mapsCurrent KDOT {{Authority control Unincorporated communities in Douglas County, Kansas [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Springs, Kansas
Big Springs is an unincorporated community in northwestern Douglas County, Kansas, United States. History The first settlement at Big Springs was made in the fall of 1854. The town was founded by William Harper and John Chamberlain but had always been a popular watering hole along the Oregon Trail. It was named from the mineral springs nearby. On September 5, 1855, Big Springs was home to a free-state convention in which determined men vowed to give their lives to defend their homes from border ruffians from Missouri. The first sermon was preached in 1855 by Reverend W.A. Cardwell in the log home of Ephraim Banning. The first church was built a year later. Also in 1856, the first post office was established, as well as the first schooling took place then in the town hall. The post office was discontinued in 1903. The population did not grow, but hovered around 40 people, as there was no railroad running through the town. According to the ''Lawrence Journal-World'', Big Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County is located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Topeka, the state capital. As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909, making it the third-most populous county in Kansas. The county was one of the original 33 counties created by the first territorial legislature in 1855, and it was named for the Shawnee tribe. History Early history For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. 19th century In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecumseh Township, Shawnee County, Kansas
Tecumseh ( ; (March 9, 1768October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and promoting intertribal unity. Even though his efforts to unite Native Americans ended with his death in the events following the War of 1812, he became an iconic folk hero in American, Indigenous, and Canadian popular history. Tecumseh was born in what is now Ohio at a time when the far-flung Shawnees were reuniting in their Ohio Country homeland. During his childhood, the Shawnees lost territory to the expanding American colonies in a series of border conflicts. Tecumseh's father was killed in battle against American colonists in 1774. Tecumseh was thereafter mentored by his older brother Cheeseekau, a noted war chief who died fighting Americans in 1792. As a young war leader, Tecumseh joined Shawnee Chief Blue Jacket's a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas
Kanwaka Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,317. History The name is a portmanteau of the Kansas River and Wakarusa River. Geography Kanwaka Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. The streams of Coon Creek, Deer Creek and Dry Creek run through this township. The township contains two cemeteries, Mound and Stull. Adjacent Townships * Lecompton Township, Douglas County (north) * Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (east) * Clinton Township, Douglas County (south) * Monmouth Township, Shawnee County (southwest) * Tecumseh Township, Shawnee County (northwest) Transportation Major highways * I-70, as part of the Kansas Turnpike The Kansas Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road that lies entirely within the US state of Kansas. It runs in a general southwest–northeast direction from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City. It passes through several major Kansas citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
Rural Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It was formed in 1871, from the territory of Kentucky Township and Sarcoxie Township. As of the 2000 census, its population was 804. Geography Rural Township covers an area of 32.19 square miles (83.37 square kilometers); of this, 0.37 square miles (0.95 square kilometers) or 1.14 percent is water. The streams of Buck Creek, East Stone House Creek, Stone Horse Creek and West Stone House Creek run through this township. Communities * Buck Creek * Williamstown (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Oskaloosa Township (north) * Sarcoxie Township (east) * Grant Township, Douglas County (southeast) * Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (south) * Lecompton Township, Douglas County (southwest) * Kentucky Township (west) Cemeteries The township contains three cemeteries: Buster, Holliday and Underwood. Major highways * U.S. Route 24 * U.S. Route 59 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
