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  Pottawatomie County Genealogy Page
Pottawatomie County, located in central Oklahoma, is surrounded by the Counties of
Pottawatomie County was settled by the Seminole, Creek, Citizen Band Potawatomi, Absentee Shawnee, Kickapoo, Sac and Fox and other Indian Tribes.
Pottawatomie County has two institutions of higher education, Oklahoma Baptist University and St.
www.rootsweb.com /~okpottaw   (319 words)

  
  Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pottawatomie County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma.
Pottawatomie County was a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Out of the total population, 18.90% of those under the age of 18 and 11.70% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pottawatomie_County,_Oklahoma   (440 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma OK, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Pottawatomie County is one of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
The county is in the Shawnee metro area.The estimated population in 2004 was 67,111.
This was an increase of 2.43% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16046   (445 words)

  
 Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Oklahoma: Counties: Pottawatomie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The oil and railroad industries were vital to the development of some Pottawatomie County towns and the decline of others, but agriculture has remained a mainstay of the county's economy.
Pottawatomie County is the site of the Shawnee Indian Reservation and has 63 "Ghost Towns." Pottawatomie County has two institutions of higher education.
Pottawatomie County Profile  · iweb · cached · Overview, population characteristics, utilities, labor force, transportation, housing, tax structure, educational facilities, primary employers, industrial sites and buildings, and tourism points of interest.
www.incywincy.com /default?p=161860   (213 words)

  
 Connelley's "Prairie Band of Pottawatomie Indians" ­ 1
When the Pottawatomies drew off and separated from the main body it was said of them that they had gone to build their own fire--a fire for themselves.
This treaty was ratified at a council of the Kansas portion of the Pottawatomies, on Pottawatomie creek, on the 17th of June, 1846.
Thomas Hurlburt was the resident missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, among the Pottawatomies on the Osage.
www.ku.edu /~kansite/pbp/books/kshsroll/kshs_01.html   (2607 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County, Kansas KS, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Pottawatomie County is one of 105 counties in Kansas.
The county is in the Manhattan metro area.The estimated population in 2004 was 18,871.
This was an increase of 3.64% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4955   (451 words)

  
 Connelley's "Prairie Band of Pottawatomie Indians" ­ 2
Agent Mitchell recommended that a separate agency, "to be called the 'Pottawatomie Agency,' be constituted to embrace the Pottawatomie and Kanzas Indians." This was necessary, he said, because of the "jealousies and sectional interest" which had prevailed.
All the reports from the Pottawatomies were omitted from the annual report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the year 1850.
They first came in contact with the Pawnees, and but for the timely aid of the Pottawatomies (who happened to be but a few miles off) would have killed the last one, as they had them surrounded and had killed some ten or fifteen before the Pottawatomies reached the scene of action.
www.ku.edu /~kansite/pbp/books/kshsroll/kshs_02.html   (3087 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County, Part 1
POTTAWATOMIE County, formerly embraced within the limits of Riley, was organized by the Territorial Legislature of 1857.
Its northern and southern boundaries were the same as at present, while its western boundary was the guide meridian, about five miles east of Manhattan, and its eastern boundary about five miles east of its present one.
Its northwestern tributaries are Spring Creek with eastern branches, and the Four Miles as a western branch; the Shannon, Carnahan, McIntire, Cedar and Elbow creeks.
www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/pottawatomie/pottawatomie-co-p1.html   (1287 words)

  
 The Pottawatomie Indian Tribe
It was concluded at the Pottawatomie Agency, near Council Bluffs, on the 5th day of June with the Iowa or Prairie band; and on the 17th of June with the Kansas band, on Pottawatomie Creek.
The Pottawatomie Nation was to move to this new reservation within two years, and certain annuities were to be paid the individuals of the Nation one year after they had settled there.
For many years a Pottawatomie chieftain who had distinguished himself in this campaign would decorate himself in true warrior style on the anniversary of the battle and ride to the western and northern boundary lines of the reserve to celebrate the victory and satisfy himself that their frontiers were clear.
www.accessgenealogy.com /native/kansas/kansaskansans/page28.htm   (1634 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County, Part 9
In 1869, was County Commissioner, and again, in 1872, was elected to the House, and re-elected in 1874.
In 1872, he was elected from Pottawatomie County to the Kansas House of Representatives, serving in the session of 1873.
Was married December 25, 1878 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, to Miss Mary Welch.
www.kancoll.org /books/cutler/pottawatomie/pottawatomie-co-p9.html   (4661 words)

  
 Employment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Pottawatomie County will only accept job applications when an opening exists.
Pottawatomie County will only accept job applications sent by mail or delivered in person.
Pottawatomie County Public Works Department is accepting applications for temporary seasonal positions.
www.pottcounty.org /Employment/employment.htm   (185 words)

  
 Pottawatomie Online: Tecumseh County Wide News & Shawnee Sun: Archives
Serving Shawnee, Tecumseh and all of Pottawatomie County.
This year the Pottawatomie County Health Department is scheduled to receive only 70 percent of state-funded orders for 2003 to conduct this year's flu vaccination services.
Also, health officials recommend that persons 65 and older and those with chronic health conditions check their records for pneumococcal vaccination to reduce the risk of pneumonia resulting from influenza or other respiratory illnesses.
www.countywidenews.com /articles/2003/10/25/news/06flushot.txt   (356 words)

  
 St Charles Public Library - Historic Buildings: Pottawatomie Park
By May 1912, the area, soon to be known as Pottawatomie Park, became the property of St. Charles Township.
For 35 cents Anderson took passengers for a trip up the river on his "Honeymoon Queen." By the 1960s, his first boat was replaced by the "St. Charles Belle I" and in 1981 by "St. Charles Bell II." His latest boat "Fox River Queen", which was built in 1987, can carry 130 passengers.
The most recent improvement made to Pottawatomie Park is the community center.
www.st-charles.lib.il.us /history/pottawatomie.htm   (630 words)

  
 John Brown and the Pottawatomie Killings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
While members of the rifle company, including four of Brown's sons, asserted that their Captain did not commit any of the actual murders himself, he was the undisputed leader and made the decisions as to who should be spared.
While neither John Brown nor any members of his company were apprehended for their involvement at Pottawatomie, his two eldest sons-- who were with their own rifle company near Lawrence at the time of the murders-- were seized by mobs and nearly lynched.
The Pottawatomie killings remain a gruesome and enigmatic facet of the prelude to War which took place in the Kansas Territory.
xroads.virginia.edu /~HYPER/CONTEXTS/Kansas/jbrown.html   (532 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County Kansas Real Estate
Pottawatomie County Kansas Real Estate is a way for consumers to find the best Real estate Agents and Brokers for every city in Pottawatomie County Kansas.
When you have been directed to an Pottawatomie County Kansas real estate professional in the area you have chosen you will be able to search for your dream home and get free printouts from the MLS database in that area.
Pottawatomie County Kansas Real Estate Brokers and agents can use the many news and information pages we offer to get up to date information about the Pottawatomie County Kansas real estate market.
www.myhomesearches.com /county/kansas/pottawatomie-county-kansas.htm   (576 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County, Kansas - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary
Pottawatomie County (standard abbreviation: PT) is a county located in the U.S. State of Kansas.
Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.10% are under the age of 18 and 10.30% are 65 or older.
Environmental scan: Population, economic and social profile of Shawnee County and contiguous counties
smartybrain.com /index.php/Pottawatomie_County,_Kansas   (480 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County Oklahoma Real Estate
Pottawatomie County Oklahoma Real Estate is a way for consumers to find the best Real estate Agents and Brokers for every city in Pottawatomie County Oklahoma.
When you have been directed to an Pottawatomie County Oklahoma real estate professional in the area you have chosen you will be able to search for your dream home and get free printouts from the MLS database in that area.
Pottawatomie County Oklahoma Real Estate Brokers and agents can use the many news and information pages we offer to get up to date information about the Pottawatomie County Oklahoma real estate market.
www.myhomesearches.com /county/oklahoma/pottawatomie-county-oklahoma.htm   (576 words)

  
 Pottawatomie Massacre, 1856 | John Brown history | FCGS Quarterly | Kansas History Web Site
I joined the Pottawatomie Rifle company at its reorganization in May, 1856, at which time John Brown, Jr., was elected Captain.
Sherman, Dutch henry's brother, and marched him into Pottawatomie creek, where he was slain with swords by Brown's two youngest sons, and left lying in the road.
After crossing Middle Creek at Mount Vernon, John Brown, with the rest of the party who accompanied him on the Pottawatomie expedition, fell back from the balance of the company and struck off to the left of the main Pottawatomie road, in the direction of the cabins of john Brown, Jr., and Jason Brown.
www.kansashistory.us /pottamassacre.html   (2492 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma History and Genealogy
The oil and railroad industries were vital to the development of some Pottawatomie County towns and the decline of others, but agriculture has remained a mainstay of the county's economy.
Pottawatomie County has two institutions of higher education.
Offices of the Shawnee, Pottawatomie, and Sac and Fox tribes are located in the county.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ok/county/pottawatomie   (196 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County Heath Department
To provide acute primary care services for persons in Pottawatomie County who have no insurance and who do not qualify for Medicaid.
Primary care services are provided through the Pottawatomie County Health Department.
Clients in need of service may enter the service by calling the Health Department, where an assessment is completed and the client is referred to the appropriate service.
www.accesskansas.org /kamu/pottawat1.htm   (109 words)

  
 Too Many Girls (1940)
Extracurricular activities and the opposite sex are on everyone’s mind much more than their studies, and the most peculiar thing of all: the girls at Pottawatomie wear beanies on their heads to show if she does or doesn’t “neck”.
She insists they leave Pottawatomie that very night, despite the fact that they have the biggest football game of the season to play in the next day, but she doesn’t care about that.
Word spreads like wildfire, when the rest of Pottawatomie (many of whom stand to lose money if they don’t win) hears their four football stars are running out on them the night before the big game, the boys have to suffer their wrath.
lucille1911.tripod.com /girls.html   (1552 words)

  
 Real Estate Appraisers in Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, Usa | APPRAISERSdotCOM
While we have excellent coverage in most parts of the country, we still have some areas of rural America where we do not have listings, and Pottawatomie County is one of those counties.
If you are looking for an Appraiser, you may want to try to find an appraiser near your property by visiting the Oklahoma Map to check nearby counties.
Remember, we will list all appraisers in all counties, including Pottawatomie County, in the exact order that they are received, so don't wait, sign up now.
www.appraisers.com /usa/oklahoma/pottawatomie   (288 words)

  
 The American Experience | John Brown's Holy War | People & Events | Pottawatomie Massacre
The fifth victim floated nearby as John Brown and his men washed blood from their swords in Pottawatomie Creek.
Brown said that the killings had been committed in accordance to "God’s will," and that he wanted to "strike terror in the hearts of the proslavery people." His killings would provoke fear and reprisals -- pushing America one step closer to an all-out civil war.
A blunt talking abolitionist, he was the captain of the Pottawatomie Rifles, a small group of free-state men living near the creek from which they took their name.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/brown/peopleevents/pande07.html   (882 words)

  
 History of St. Marys, Kansas - Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation
Marys was founded in 1847 as a Jesuit Mission and tribal headquarters, serving the Pottawatomie tribe when that tribe was moved from Sugar Creek reserve in eastern Kansas.
Marys Mission was the Pottawatomie Tribal headquarters and service center until the tribal lands were greatly reduced in about 1867.
The Old Pay Station, an original building that served to distribute annual annuity payments and conduct other business on behalf of the tribe in the early days of St. Marys, still stands and is part of the St. Marys museum complex.
www.ecodevo.com /locations/stmarys/history/index.html   (628 words)

  
 Seeing The Light - Pottawotamie Lighthouse
David E. Corbin, a veteran of the 1812 War and a former employee of the American Fur Company was selected as the station's first keeper, and Corbin exhibited the light for the first time in October of 1837.
With the illumination of the Pottawatomie light a number of "firsts" were established, as the lighthouse was the first in Wisconsin, the first on Lake Michigan, and Corbin was by definition the first keeper for both.
Corbin's had his work cut out for him, as he had to cut a mile-long trail from the light to the boat landing at the south end of the island.
www.terrypepper.com /lights/michigan/pottawatomie/pottawatomie.htm   (1575 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County, KS
Organized in 1856.  County seat, Westmoreland.  Named for the Pottawatomie Indians, whose reservation at the opening of the Kansas Territory for settlement, and for years afterward, embraced a large portion of the geographical area of the County.
Louis Vieux, a Pottawatomie Indian, once operated the first ferry along the Oregon Trail to help travelers across the Vermillion River near Wamego.
The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of several Pottawatomie County towns: Westmoreland, St.
skyways.lib.ks.us /counties/PT   (416 words)

  
 Pottawatomie Golf Course
This regulation 9-hole golf course, owned and operated by the St. Charles Park District, is located next to the Fox River, just off north Second Avenue, north of Pottawatomie Park and swimming pools.
On October 3, 1997, Pottawatomie Golf Course was certified by the Audubon International.
It is the first 9-hole golf course internationally to receive this certification and the 11th in Illinois.
www.st-charlesparks.org /links/pottawatomiegolfcourse.htm   (752 words)

  
 Pottawatomie County Heath Department
To provide acute primary care services for persons in Pottawatomie County who have no insurance and who do not qualify for Medicaid.
Clients in need of service may enter the service by calling the Health Department, where an assessment is completed and the client is referred to the appropriate service.
In 2001, 11 patients were able to receive services through the Pottawatomie "Clinic without Walls".
www.kansas.gov /kamu/pottawat1.htm   (109 words)

  
 Pottawatomie #2
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No.2 is situated in a heavily wooded valley surrounded by tallgrass prairie.
A hike across the dam will give you a good feel for the area and, if the lake overflow is not too deep, give you access to the steep, wooded slope on the east side.
You may download the KDWP brochure on Pottawatomie #2 from their web site.
www.naturalkansas.org /pott2.htm   (335 words)

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