When settlers came to the prairie in the 1870s, they learned from the land that grasses grew better than any other crop here. In 1874, Russian Mennonite immigrants brought seeds of Turkey Red winter wheat from the Russian steppes. Well . . . — — Map (db m64254) HM
1903 • Pelican Island established in Florida
1905 • Congress establishes the Wichita Mountains Forest and Game Preserve
1908 • National Bison Range established in Montana
1912 • National Elk Refuge established in Wyoming
1918 • . . . — — Map (db m64274) HM
The park in the square, owned by Stafford County and maintained by the City of St. John, was established in 1879 and has become the center of activity in this small, central Kansas farming community. In 1882, the City Council gave a warranty deed . . . — — Map (db m302405) HM
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m95334) HM
Combine major drought, high summer temperatures, too much land under cultivation, and strong prairie winds. Throw in rock-bottom wheat prices and the Great Depression, and you have the recipe for the Dirty Thirties.
In the 1930s, winds . . . — — Map (db m95850) HM
As the leader of The Church of Jesus Christ, William Bickerton felt called to be a missionary focused on bringing his faith to Native Americans, whom he called Lamanites. In 1875, Bickerton, inspired by God, came to the area with thirty-five . . . — — Map (db m302300) HM
When you think of Kansas, what pops into your mind? Prairie? Wheat? Dorothy? The Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway will forever reshape your image of this part of the "Sunflower State." This 77-mile Byway connects two of the world's . . . — — Map (db m95848) HM
"The area from Great Bend westward for a hundred miles or so was a famous hunting ground for all the plains tribes, as its excellent pasturage made it the home of vast herds of buffaloes, besides plenty of antelopes and deer." - N. H. . . . — — Map (db m40105) HM
