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Between 1865 and 1900, the landscape of rural Kansas changed dramatically. Settlers rushed into the state and spread from border to border. Veterans of the Union Army and European emigrants started towns such as Belleville. A county . . . — — Map (db m79903) HM
Republic County was formally organized on September 7, 1868. The Belleville Townsite Company organized one year later and selected a site centered in the new county. A. B. Tutton moved to name the town in honor of his wife, Arabella. Although . . . — — Map (db m212854) HM
After the stock market crash of 1929, millions of Americans lost their jobs and those still working saw their wages reduced. Drought and dust storms in the Great Plains left many farm families in despair. Congress quickly drafted new federal . . . — — Map (db m79902) HM
Erected by the State of Kansas
1901
To mark the site of the Pawnee Republic where Lieut. Zebulon M. Pike caused the Spanish flag to be lowered and the flag of the United States to be raised
September 29, 1806 — — Map (db m102928) HM
Long before white men settled Kansas this region was the home of Pawnee Indians. French traders in the late 1700's named those along this river the Republican Pawnee in the mistaken belief that their form of government was a republic. From them the . . . — — Map (db m53412) HM
New Scandinavia founded by the Scandinavian Agricultural Society
9-15-1868
City of Scandia incorporated 4-1-1879
We dedicate this monument to you our
Pioneer Fathers and Mothers
The first Colony House was located
200 feetwest of . . . — — Map (db m53415) HM
