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  Former Mining Communities of the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Field of Southeastern Kansas, by William Powell, Summer 1972, ...
It brought the construction and opening of the first underground shaft-mine in southeast Kansas near the present-day village of Scammon, in the north-central portion of Cherokee county.
With an average thickness of three feet and also possessing geological continuity, the Weir-Pittsburg (Cherokee) coal, the thickest and the most important seam in the coal field, was mined by shaft mining down to the maximal depth of 285 feet.
It was stated earlier that the Weir-Pittsburg (Cherokee) seam was the chief one exploited by the major underground mines of the coal field.
www.kshs.org /publicat/khq/1972/72_2_powell.htm   (4360 words)

  
  Cherokee Strip (Kansas) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cherokee Strip of Kansas, in the United States, was a disputed strip of land on the southern border of the state.
The Cherokees immediately complained, saying that it was not the true boundary and that the border of Kansas should be moved north to accommodate the actual border of the Cherokee land.
In 1866 treaty, after the Civil War, the Cherokees agreed by treaty to cede, in trust to the United States, such portion of their land that is now in present-day Kansas.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cherokee_Strip,_Kansas   (350 words)

  
 Topeka, Kansas
After a decade of abolitionist and pro-slavery conflict, the Kansas territory was admitted to the Union in 1861 as the 34th state.
Although the drought of 1860 and the ensuing period of the Civil War slowed the growth of Topeka and the state, Topeka kept pace with the revival and period of growth that Kansas enjoyed from the close of the war in 1865 until 1870.
Topeka is in north east Kansas at the intersection of I-70 and U.S. Highway 75.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/to/topeka__kansas.html   (1132 words)

  
 Cherokee, Kansas -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cherokee is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about Crawford County, Kansas) Crawford County, Kansas.
Cherokee is located at 37°20'38" North, 94°49'22" West (37.343962, -94.822830).
Out of the total population, 24.4% of those under the age of 18 and 14.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/cherokee,_kansas.htm   (440 words)

  
 Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad, a Brief History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Kansas & Neosho Valley Railroad Company was organized on March 8, 1865 under the general laws of Kansas to build a line from Kansas City south into the Neosho Valley of eastern Kansas, and thence, hopefully, south to the Gulf of Mexico.
The City of Kansas City immediately voted $200,000 in city bonds to be exchanged for stock of the road, and Johnson and Miami counties in Kansas in November, 1865 voted $200,000 each in aid of the K&NV.
The Kansas City Clinton & Springfield Railroad was chartered in Missouri on ?, 1884 to build the Missouri portion of the line.
tacnet.missouri.org /~mgood/clintonrr/kcfsm.html   (3344 words)

  
 Cherokee County Property, Home Rentals, Homes For Rent, Rental Houses - Condos in Cherokee County , Kansas.
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 Cherokee County, Kansas, Region 6 Environmental Contaminants, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Cherokee County is located in the southeastern corner of Kansas (Figure 1).
Portions of this county and neighboring counties in Missouri (Jasper County and Newton County) and Oklahoma (Ottawa County) collectively known as the Tri-State Mining District (Figure 2) were mined extensively for lead and zinc for more than a century.
Output from the Cherokee County and Ottawa County, Oklahoma mines peaked in the 1920s and 1930s and diminished thereafter.
mountain-prairie.fws.gov /NRDA/CherCO_KS/CherokeeCounty.htm   (604 words)

  
 Cherokee County, Part 1
Cherokee County is situated in the southeast corner of the State.
On the 27th of the same month, the western boundary of Cherokee County was declared to be the line between Ranges 21 and 22.
It is one of the most, if not the most, beautiful of the rivers in Kansas, and in its beauty the people of Spring River Valley and of the entire county feel a just and pardonable pride.
www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/cherokee/cherokee-co-p1.html   (848 words)

  
 Real Estate Cherokee Kansas Investing | Nothing Down Real Estate Cherokee Kansas
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 CHEROKEE County Kansas History 1904 - Columbus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Columbus, the county seat of Cherokee County, is situate almost exactly in the geographical center of the county.
The establishment of the Cherokee County High School at Columbus, gave a better impetus to the growth and permanent improvement of the city than anything else that has taken place in the last 15 years.
The immense quantity of powder used in the mines of Southeastern Kansas and Southwestern Missouri first called the attention of the company to the importance of the undertaking which has been in constant operation since the works were finished and the company ready to supply the demand.
www.ku.edu /~hersite/kcn-1/columbus/cherokee-ch12.html   (4341 words)

  
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The Kansas legislature continued to be reluctant to establish a centralized road construction program, preferring to leave the design, construction and financing in the hands of local officials.
The prosperous economy of Cherokee County at the turn of the 20th century yielded a higher than usual proportion of improved local roads than were found in other parts of the state.
The Historic Resources of Route 66 in Kansas Multiple Property Submission was prepared during the fall of 2002 in conjunction with a reconnaissance survey of the road.
www.cr.nps.gov /rt66/HistSig/KansasContext.htm   (9390 words)

  
 O'Grady McCormick O'Hara McCashin - Person Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Blanche Harrigan was enumerated with Hugh Harrigan on the census of 15 April 1910 at Ross Twp, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Blanch Harrigan.
Henry Harrigan was enumerated with Hugh Harrigan on the census of 15 April 1910 at Ross Twp, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Harry Harrigan.
Joseph Thayer was enumerated with Hannah Gavin on the census of 15 April 1915 at Mineral Twp, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Joseph Thayers.
www.bctonline.com /~pooka/antrim-p/p2.htm   (12878 words)

  
 01-3281 -- Burrows v. Cherokee County Sheriff's Office -- 03/19/2002
Acting pursuant to Article III of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (of which both Kansas and Missouri are parties), Burrows requested that a final disposition be made of the charges pending against him in Cherokee County.
Although he was extradited to Cherokee County to face the pending charges, he was not brought to trial within 180 days and the case against him was dismissed with prejudice.
Burrows remained in the Cherokee County jail for two days, and then was transported by deputies to Topeka, Kansas, where he was handed over to officials from the Kansas Department of Corrections.
www.kscourts.org /ca10/cases/2002/03/01-3281.htm   (1515 words)

  
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Applications are due to the Kansas Lottery Commission by September 6.
Cherokee County voters on June 5 approved a referendum on the casino issue.
Kansas could build new casinos and slots may be installed at horse and greyhound racetracks
www.yogonet.com /english/detallenoticia.asp?id=8583   (422 words)

  
 Cherokee Kansas Profile and Resource Guide, City or community of Cherokee, Kansas Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
The distance from Cherokee to Washington DC is 1015 miles.
The distance to the Kansas state capital is 126 miles.
Cherokee is positioned 37.34 degrees north of the equator and 94.82 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /kscountycherokee.htm   (230 words)

  
 Cherokee County, Part 5
He then bought a farm in Kansas, and was engaged in stock and farm business in Cherokee County until 1877, when he went to Keokuk, Iowa, and took a commercial course, graduated, and returned to Kansas and took charge of the Register's office January 8, 1878, and remained there two years.
He was raised on a farm and received a common school education, and began for himself as a farmer at the age of twenty-four, in the State of Illinois, and there he remained until the year of 1882.
He came to Cherokee County, Kan., in 1874, and carried on a farm two years and then commenced the study of law in the office of W. Cowley.
www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/cherokee/cherokee-co-p5.html   (3918 words)

  
 Cherokee County Columbus, Kansas (Counties)
The county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, is Columbus.
Organized in 1871, the county seat, Columbus is located in Cherokee County in the Southeast...
Located in Columbus in Cherokee County, Kansas, Columbus 1 SW is at an elevation of 900 feet and...
www.ohwy.com /ks/y/y20021.htm   (167 words)

  
 Soldier vs. Settler
The Cherokee tribe granted right of passage for one railroad to build through their land.
The land south of Bourbon County (now Crawford and Cherokee Counties in Kansas) was known as the Cherokee Neutral Lands.
This land was originally established as a buffer zone, free of settlement, between the Osage Indians and the state of Missouri.
www.nps.gov /fosc/posofsek.htm   (1252 words)

  
 Fort Smith National Historic Site - Cherokee Bill: On The Outlaw Trail
Apparently the name derived from his Cherokee heritage and his attendance at the Indian School at Cherokee, Kansas.
Cherokee Bill shot and killed a painter named Ernest Melton who was watching the heist from a window of a restaurant across the street.
It was this crime that Cherokee Bill would hang for in Fort Smith, but the road to the gallows had several more twists and turns for the law enforcement officials in Fort Smith.
www.nps.gov /fosm/history/radio/06.htm   (497 words)

  
 Cherokee County, Kansas, Region 6 Environmental Contaminants, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Cherokee County is located in the southeastern corner of Kansas (Figure 1).
Portions of this county and neighboring counties in Missouri (Jasper County and Newton County) and Oklahoma (Ottawa County) collectively known as the Tri-State Mining District (Figure 2) were mined extensively for lead and zinc for more than a century.
Output from the Cherokee County and Ottawa County, Oklahoma mines peaked in the 1920s and 1930s and diminished thereafter.
www.fws.gov /mountain-prairie/NRDA/CherCO_KS/CherokeeCounty.htm   (628 words)

  
 Nikebiz : News : Press Release : Okla. Native American High School Track To Be Dedicated Friday
Tahlequah is the capital of the Cherokee Nation.
Cherokee Nation is also leading the way in the fight against diabetes by helping area schools develop healthy curriculum, equip fitness centers, and fund student activities that promote healthy lifestyles.
The largest grant of $148,787 was given to Kansas Public Schools for renovations to a building for a health center, fitness equipment, and the resurfacing/lighting of their track.
www.nike.com /nikebiz/news/pressrelease.jhtml?year=2002&month=11&letter=d   (1231 words)

  
 Division of Environmental Quality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Service's Kansas Field Office is asking for public review and comment on preliminarily-identified environmental restoration alternatives for addressing mining-related contamination in and/or near Cherokee County.
Cherokee County, Kansas, is part of the Tri-State Mining District, which was mined extensively for lead, cadmium, and zinc for more than a century.
As a consequence of these mining and mine-related activities, large amounts of metals were released into the Cherokee County environment.
www.fws.gov /contaminants/DisplayNews.cfm?NewsID=E2D4E07T-7448-11D4-A169009027B6B5R5   (507 words)

  
 O'Grady McCormick O'Hara McCashin - Person Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It varied significantly from the rest of Kansas and had a well-deserved reputation for incorrigible "wetness." A realist with a sense of humor noted that Kansas would be dry as long as voters could stagger to the polls, and the Balkans would easily qualify for the highest such incidence.
She was the godparent at the baptism of William L. Grady on 27 February 1901 at St Bridget's Catholic Church, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas; Young William was indicated as William O'Grady, son of William O'Grady and Barbara McCormick.
Mary Grady was enumerated with William Grady on the census of 15 April 1910 at Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Mary Grady.
www.bctonline.com /~pooka/antrim-p/p1.htm   (15957 words)

  
 Chronicles of Oklahoma
In a letter from Tahlequah in January, 1888, J. Mayes, Cherokee Chief, suggested to his council that the grazing privilege be advertised through the press of the adjoining states—Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, for a period of ninety days, and then let to the highest responsible bidder for five years.
The proposition was declined on the ground that the constitution of the Cherokees forbade its consideration.
Cherokee Strip to blossom like the rose, and make the land that is now the abode of the Texas steer, produce bountifully of all kinds of crops and cereals.
digital.library.okstate.edu /Chronicles/v009/v009p268.html   (5362 words)

  
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The Kansas legislature continued to be reluctant to establish a centralized road construction program, preferring to leave the design, construction and financing in the hands of local officials.
The prosperous economy of Cherokee County at the turn of the 20th century yielded a higher than usual proportion of improved local roads than were found in other parts of the state.
The Historic Resources of Route 66 in Kansas Multiple Property Submission was prepared during the fall of 2002 in conjunction with a reconnaissance survey of the road.
www.nps.gov /history/rt66/HistSig/KansasContext.htm   (9390 words)

  
 Cherokee County - Kansas State Historical Society
History of Cherokee County, Kansas, and Representative Citizens.
Baxter Springs, Kansas, "Hub of the Tri-State District".
Cherokee County, Kansas, is Increasing in Population Faster than any County in the State.
www.kshs.org /research/collections/documents/bibliographies/counties/kscock.htm   (246 words)

  
 Cherokee, Kansas Yellow Pages for Businesses, Churches, Schools, Government and Non-Profits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
These searchable Yellow Pages provide you with a nearly sublime directory of Cherokee, Kansas phone numbers, addresses and contact information for the businesses, churches, schools, government agencies and non profit organizations located here in our hometown.
Check out our Cherokee, Kansas Coupons in our Coupon Section, though it is still somewhat new, we offer free online printable coupons such as manufacturer's coupons, grocery coupons, restaurant coupons, travel deals, last minute cruise deals, vacation deals, cell phone deals and more.
For those that are looking to move to the Cherokee, Kansas community we have our Moving Guides that offer information on real estate listings offered by both real estate agents/realtors and for sale by owner.
www.hometownusa.com /ks/business/Cherokee.html   (630 words)

  
 Cherokee Kansas Direct TV Offers Best Direct TV Cherokee KS Deals
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Another outstanding example of how Direct TV Cherokee Kansas makes life convenient for all of its customers is the recent introduction of the DVR (Digital Video Recorder).
www.satellite-tv.ws /directv/ks-cherokee-direct-tv.php   (731 words)

  
 Red Nation of the Cherokee; Challenge the Law of Genocide
The Cherokee Nation was ordered to determine theirs in the first decade of the 20th Century to allot and extinguish tribal identity and has never turned back, severing hundreds of thousands of people past and present from their families and from the protection, heritage, culture, religion and material life of the people as a Nation.
The Red Nation of the Cherokee celebrating their birth day at Andover, Kansas are laying claim to their heritage and asserting their rights to intermarry with any race with out fear of exterminating their tribal heritage, political recognition or their religious beliefs and customs.
The Cherokee people are once again standing and confronting the sellout who has taken away their right to love freely in a country of freedom.
www.iwchildren.org /rednation.htm   (4888 words)

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