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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZM_wings-over-the-water-historical_Claflin-KS.html
"The stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed time; and the turtle dove, and the crane, and the swallow, observed the time of their coming" —Jeremiah (8:7)
For thousands of years, we have marveled at bird migration. How could we not? Sc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZL_wetlands-wildlife-national-scenic-byway-historical_Claflin-KS.html
When you think of Kansas, what pops into your mind? Prairie? Wheat? Dorothy? The Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway will forever reshape your image of this part of the "Sunflower State." This 77-mile Byway connects two of the world's most s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZK_settling-the-great-american-desert-historical_Claflin-KS.html
Near midnight, on October 12, 1806, Lieutenant Zebulon Pike and his exploring party, headed to the Rockies, reached the Arkansas River just south of here. The explorers camped by the river for two weeks to rest their animals and lay in a supply of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZ7_prey-and-play-historical_Claflin-KS.html
For thousands of years, Native Americans relied on this region's wildlife for sustenance. Early settlers, too, depended on bison, deer, and birds drawn to the region's reliable water and forage.
As settlements expanded, unregulated hunting took i…