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May 25, 2022 · Officially designated the “Stone Bridge Capital of Kansas” by the Kansas legislature in 2016, Cowley County boasts 18 unique stone arch bridges open to the public. “The bridges are clustered around small communities like Dexter in the southeast and Cambridge in the northeast,” says Cindy Goertz of the Cowley County Historical Society.
When the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern Railroad was built a mile south of Lazette, a new site was organized by Benjamin H. Clover and plotted on May 3, 1880 and it was named Cambridge after Cambridge University, in England. [4] [5] The first post office in Cambridge was established on January 30, 1880. [6]
Mar 12, 2021 · Cowley County is the stone arch bridge capital of Kansas. (Seriously, you can look it up.) There are 16 bridges scattered about the county on tiny backroads. Most of them are well over 100 years ...
Oct 23, 2019 · This group was apparently the scouts and the advance guard of the group which planned to found Walnut City (later Arkansas City) above the junction of the rivers. Patrick Endicott, of Fall River, Kansas, joined the group on the way down and, according to the records of Mrs. Bess Oldroyd, gave September, 1869, as the date of his departure from Fall river.
Newsletter of the Cultural Resources Division Kansas State Historical Society September - October 2004 Vol. 26, No. 5 Article on page 5 The early settlers of Garden City and southwest Kansas were determined to transform the area into productive farmland by diverting the Arkansas River to their crops. Many of their manmade ditches stand
Jan 17, 2021 · Keep reading below to learn a few facts about Garden City, along with some of the best tourist attractions! 1. Garden City Is Rich in History. Garden City has a rich history and highlights the important role it played in the Kansas agriculture boom of the late 1800s. With Easterners traveling in hundreds to make a new home in the Midwest ...
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The United States Sugar And Land Company decided upon Garden City, Kansas as they felt they could get water from the Arkansas River for irrigation where they would grow sugar beets. When they decided to locate in Garden City, they asked a $30,000 guarantee and wanted assurance of 12,000 acres of beets.
