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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JDL_cosmopolitan-corner_Riverton-KS.html
The people of the Cherokee Nation left a lasting legacy to this corner of the State. The 1836 Treaty of New Echota forced the removal of the Cherokee Nation from lands east of the Mississippi to the new Indian Territory. In addition to the land r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JDJ_crossroads-of-kansas_Riverton-KS.html
You stand just miles north of one of Kansas' oldest highways: the Black Dog Hunting Trail. In order to provide a supply route between seasonal hunting grounds, the indigenous people of the Osage Nation blazed a trail in the first decade of the 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JDC_boom-towns_Riverton-KS.html
In less than 14 miles, this byway connects 3 towns, each with its own American success story. The towns that dot Kansas Historic Route 66 were each poised for great success at the time the highway was designated in 1926. Galena was a major hub of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JD9_bridging-the-american-divide_Riverton-KS.html
When Route 66 first gained federal status in 1926, it traveled over Kansas roads already paved. At a time when hard-surfaced roads were a rarity in Kansas, Cherokee County was an exception. Prior to the turn of the century, engineers had begun mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JCW_lands-legacy_Riverton-KS.html
The waters of the Spring River and its tributaries have shaped this land and its settlement. The Spring River and the waters that feed it, such as Brush, Shoal and Short Creek, carve their way through this corner of Cherokee County. For centuries…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBF_baxter-springs-massacre_Riverton-KS.html
On October 6, 1863, Gen. James Blunt and about 100 men were met near Baxter's springs by William Quantrill and several hundred Confederates masquerading as Union troops. As Blunt's band was preparing a musical salute the enemy fired. This surprise…
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