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		Leavenworth is a community of approximately 35,000 people located in the rolling hills of northeastern Kansas on the Missouri River.
		Leavenworth was the first city incorporated in Kansas and is proud of its history.
		The Leavenworth Parks and Recreation Department is urging residents to use alternate parks such as Hawthorn, Stubby and David Brewer Parks until Cody is repaired.
	www.lvks.org (263 words)

	Fort Leavenworth, KS • History
		Col. Henry Leavenworth, with the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis, Mo., established Fort Leavenworth in 1827.
		Fort Leavenworth is considered as one of the most significant historic military installations in the Department of the Army, as well as to the Nation.
		The Fort Leavenworth NHLD encompasses the historic core of Fort Leavenworth's built environment, which possesses a high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association to significant events in the history of the nation.
	garrison.leavenworth.army.mil /sites/about/history.asp (1580 words)

	Leavenworth Kansas Resource Guide, City or community of Leavenworth, Kansas Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
		The population of Leavenworth is approximately 35,290 (2004).
		Leavenworth is positioned 39.32 degrees north of the equator and 94.92 degrees west of the prime meridian.
		Leavenworth, just north of Leavenworth, is the oldest Fort west of the Mississippi River in continuous use.
	www.usacitiesonline.com /kscountyleavenworth.htm (553 words)

	Leavenworth County, Part 1
		Leavenworth County was one of those originally erected by the First Territorial Legislature of 1855.
		Leavenworth is one of the flourishing northeastern counties of Kansas, and has an area of 455 square miles.
		The county of Leavenworth is, as the abode of white men, the oldest region of the State.
	www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/leavenworth/leavenworth-co-p1.html (1094 words)

	Leavenworth - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Leavenworth
		City and administrative headquarters of Leavenworth County, northeast Kansas, USA, on the Missouri River, 32 km/20 mi northwest of Kansas City; population (1991) 38,800.
		Leavenworth was one of the chief river ports and fitting-out centres in the 19th-century colonization of the USA, via the Santa Fe and Oregon trails.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Leavenworth (203 words)

	Prisons - Leavenworth County, Kansas
		Leavenworth and the word "prison" have been made synonymous through the power of the silver screen throughout the years.
		Both the Leavenworth National Cemetery and the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery are administered by the National Cemetery Association.
		Leavenworth Prison Facts Information on the four prisons in the Greater Leavenworth Area including prison population, payroll, budgets, and jobs.
	www.leavenworth-lansingareachamberofcommerce.com /cvb/prisons.htm (596 words)

	Leavenworth, Kansas (Cities)
		Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County, (of which it is the county seat) northeast of Topeka along Highway 73 on the banks of the Missouri River near Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation.
		Leavenworth is part of the Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas metro area.
		Leavenworth, a beautiful city, is situated on the left bank of the Missouri River, being located upon a rolling site enclosed by a crescent of hills.
	www.ohwy.com /ks/l/leavenwo.htm (138 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Leavenworth
		Leavenworth was then restricted to the 43 counties lying east of Republic, Cloud, Ottawa, Saline McPherson, Harvey, Sedgwick and Sumner Counties.
		In August, 1855, there were seven Catholic families in Leavenworth, and he moved his residence from the Pottawatomie mission, to this city for a permanent location to minister to the fast increasing tide of immigration that had turned to Kansas.
		There are over 500 Sisters conducting establishments in the Archdiocese of Santa Fé, and in the Dioceses of Denver, Great Falls, Helena, and Leavenworth, with 8000 patients yearly in hospitals, 525 orphans, and 6000 pupils.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09102b.htm (1870 words)

	Community
		Leavenworth is on the outskirts of the Kansas City metropolitan area and is home to the Army's Fort Leavenworth, Saint Mary College, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.
		Leavenworth has a small town, historic atmosphere with access to the amenities of a larger city.
		Leavenworth was the industrial center of Kansas and of the west.
	www.lvks.org /community.htm (240 words)

	Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
		Weston was founded in 1837 and became a thriving riverport town with a population of 5000 by the mid-19th century (Fanselow 1994).
		When Fort Leavenworth was founded in 1827, it was sited where the Missouri River flowed along the western valley side, from whence keelboats and later steam-powered riverboats could unload supplies onto a slope leading to high ground.
		Fort Leavenworth is the oldest military base in the United States west of the Mississippi.
	www.geospectra.net /lewis_cl/leaven/leaven.htm (1664 words)

	Leavenworth County Directory for businesses in Leavenworth County Kansas
		Leavenworth County is located in eastern Kansas very close to the Kansas, Missouri border, approximately 30 minutes from Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri and a mere 10 minutes from the NASCAR race track opened in 2001.
		Residents of Leavenworth County enjoy the rich cultural and entertainment opportunities offered by their close proximity to Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri; yet, life in Leavenworth County is a little less fast paced and less expensive.
		Leavenworth, the Cities of Basehor, Lansing, Leavenworth, Tonganoxie, Easton and Linwood.
	www.leavenworthdirectory.com (417 words)

	Fort Leavenworth, KS • UNKNOWN
		The Buffalo Solders left Fort Leavenworth to win repeated honors on the plains and in the west.
		From 1931 to 1940, the 1st Squadron of the 10th Cavalry served at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
		The major function they performed in the peacetime years of the first half of the twentieth century was as essential support troops for the Command and General Staff College.
	garrison.leavenworth.army.mil /sites/about/buffalo.asp (223 words)

	Moving Leavenworth, IN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Moving Leavenworth, IN Leavenworth, Indiana, was a small settlement situated on the banks of the Ohio River.
		Instead of cleaning and rebuilding Leavenworth on its existing spot, thereby rendering it vulnerable to future flood waters, a decision was made to move the entire town to higher ground.
		The achievement of the WPA and other rehabilitation agencies in Leavenworth was so outstanding that it drew the eyes of the nation to the little Ohio river community.
	www.indiana.edu /~liblilly/wpa/leavenworth.html (482 words)

	FORT LEAVENWORTH: First U.S. Fort in Kansas
		Cantonment Leavenworth encompassed 6,840 acres, extending six to seven miles along the Missouri River and spreading inland one to two miles.
		On May 16 of that year, Colonel Leavenworth and his troops were withdrawn from the post.
		Colonel Leavenworth had been appointed brigadier general and was to reassume command of Jefferson Barracks.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/kansas_history/73338 (540 words)

	Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce
		Leavenworth became nationally known as the "jumping off point" for the opening of the West.
		In 1827, Colonel Henry Leavenworth founded Fort Leavenworth on the bluffs of the Missouri River.
		Fort Leavenworth is the oldest Army fort in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River.
	www.leavenworth-lansingareachamberofcommerce.com (144 words)

	Leavenworth, Kansas
		The Land where Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth are located today was originally inhabited by the Kansa, Osage and Delaware Indians and today many of our streets are named after these and other local Indian tribes.
		The photograph was take by E.E. Henry, an early Leavenworth photographer whose studio was in 300 block of Delaware.
		For the next several decades Fort Leavenworth played an important role in keeping the peace among the various Indian tribes and the increasing number of settlers heading west.
	leavenworth-net.com /our_visitors/local_history.htm (292 words)

	Leavenworth, KS * Kansas Bed and Breakfast Association Online Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Area: Leavenworth, the first city established in Kansas, overlooks the Missouri River on the border between Kansas and Missouri in the heartland of America near the geographic center of the United States.
		Nearby Fort Leavenworth is home to the Army's Command and General Staff College and is considered to be the most important Army installation outside of the Pentagon.
		Fort Leavenworth was once the gateway to the frontier for westward travelers on the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails.
	www.kbba.com /leavenworth.shtml (600 words)

	Leavenworth WA bed and breakfast — Run of the River inn and refuge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Leavenworth WA bed and breakfast — Run of the River inn and refuge
		We are a luxury inn surrounded on two sides by Washington Department of Wildlife bird refuge, home to deer, coyote, and the occasional bear and elk.
		And, with twenty years of living in the Icicle Valley, we are pros on the local attractions and activities near Leavenworth, WA.
	www.runoftheriver.com (151 words)

	Leavenworth Washington Travel Guide and Directory
		Leavenworth, Washington is a charming Bavarian Village known for delightful specialty shops, numerous choices for cozy accommodations, and an active calendar offering a year-round schedule of festivals, music and live theater.
		With the loss of its railway and timber industries, Leavenworth was a town in slow decline.
		Inspired by the resemblance of the surrounding countryside to Bavarian Germany, with its mountain wilderness and rolling meadows, Leavenworth was remodeled as a Bavarian alpine village.
	www.gonorthwest.com /Washington/cascades/Leavenworth/Leavenworth.htm (383 words)

	Leavenworth Area Develoment Local Prisons Facts - Leavenworth County, Kansas
		Leavenworth Area Development is not affiliated with any prison system.
		The newest prison to locate in Leavenworth, CCA is a privately owned and operated prison facility serving primarily the U.S. Marshall's Office for persons awaiting trial, sentencing or assignment to a federal prison.
		The prison "connection" is so strong that the Leavenworth Tourism Bureau uses the prison theme in marketing the area with the slogan "Doin' Time in Leavenworth" and use the "prisoner" logo shown on the left.
	www.lvarea.com /data/prison.htm (542 words)

	Leavenworth News
		You may not think that the state of Kansas is on the cutting edge of using new technology to improve the health and attendance of its students and teachers.
		AP A Leavenworth police officer says that helping with hurricane relief in Mississippi is the highlight of his career.
		A Leavenworth County deputy is cleared of charges related to a crash with his patrol car that killed a volunteer firefighter responding to the same call he was.
	www.topix.net /city/leavenworth-ks (1187 words)

	Leavenworth County, KS
		Leavenworth county is located in northeast Kansas close to Kansas City.
		Fort Leavenworth has been an active Army post since the early Nineteenth century and is the oldest Army post in continuous existence west of the Missouri River.
		USD 207 Ft Leavenworth (913) 651-7373 Ft Leavenworth
	skyways.lib.ks.us /counties/LV (355 words)

	Leavenworth Webs - EventKeeper Web Calendar Solution
		At dusk everyone gathers to sing "Silent Night" and witness the lighting of the village as it is transformed into a magical wonderland of lights.
		The Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest provides educational and recreational activities focusing on birds, wildlife, and their environments.
		The heart of the festival is to have fun through bird education with-and-for families, locals, and visitors, yet the event also has a scientific quality of gathering important birding data.
	www.eventkeeper.com /code/events.cfm?curOrg=LVNWRTH (1100 words)

	Leavenworth -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		First settled as Fort Leavenworth in 1827 by Colonel Henry H. Leavenworth to protect travelers on the Santa Fe and Oregon trails, the town was organized and laid out in 1854.
		Fort Leavenworth, with its renowned Command and General Staff College, dates from 1827.
		of Leavenworth; area 7,000 acres (2,800 hectares); has Command and General Staff College for training officers of U.S. and allied countries; maintains U.S. Disciplinary Barracks for military prisoners; original fort established 1827 to protect Santa Fe Trail; pop.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9047536?tocId=9047536 (608 words)

	Leavenworth Activities at the Icicle Junction Family Fun Center and Entertainment park for all ages at the Icicle Inn ...
		Leavenworth Activities at the Icicle Junction Family Fun Center and Entertainment park for all ages at the Icicle Inn Resort
		The Icicle Junction is Located in the beautiful Bavarian themed walking village of Leavenworth among the majestic Cascade Mountain foothills in eastern Washington State.
		Head for the Alpine town of Leavenworth, where Washington State recedes and travelers find themselves in the heart of...
	www.iciclejunction.com (470 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Hot House : Life Inside Leavenworth Prison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Leavenworth Prison, nicknamed "the hot house" because of its lack of ventilation, has the most dangerous inmates and the most repressive conditions in the country.
		Leavenworth, or the The Hot House is named so, because of the heat and humidity during those hot Mid-western Summers, especially in the upper-elevated portions of the prison.
		This latter criminal, of course, is turned into a monster just by living in Leavenworth, so when he finally does get out, it's society that pays a price in blood for not trying to rehabilitate this lesser criminal in the first place.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553560239?v=glance (1823 words)

	Leavenworth County, Kansas Community Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		American Indians: The first Native American Veterans Powwow was held at Ft. Leavenworth on 3 November 2001.
		Leavenworth Lamp, this was the first time local tribe members had ever officially been invited to the Fort, to honor and recognize the Native American vets.
		Leavenworth County KSGenWeb may be able to help you find answers to local genealogy queries
	www.ku.edu /heritage/towns/leavenworth.html (888 words)

	Leavenworth WA - Activities & Recreation Guide for Washington's Playground
		Audubon Center and Upper Valley Museum is finalizing details for their new center in the former Haus Lorelei Bed and Breakfast, a gracious 100-year old building and 5 acres that overlook the Wenatchee river from a low bluff at the East end of Waterfront Park.
		Please see their calendar of programs for the Leavenworth area that are currently taking place.
		If you're looking to buy property or a home in Leavenworth and the surrounding area consider visiting with our friends at www.teamfuller.com or at www.teamhess.com.
	www.icicleinn.com /activities.htm (3220 words)

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