Kansas
Trivia II |
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There
are more than 600 incorporated towns in Kansas. |
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Morton
County sells the most trout fishing stamps of all the Kansas
counties. Elkhart is the county seat. |
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Fire
Station No. 4 in Lawrence, Kansas - originally a stone barn
constructed in 1858 - was a station site on the Underground
Railroad. |
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The
Hugoton Gas Field is the largest natural gas field in the
United States. It underlies all or parts of 10 southwestern
Kansas counties, as well as parts of Oklahoma and Texas. The
Hugoton Gas Field underlies almost 8,500 square miles, an
area nearly 5 times as large as the state of Rhode Island. |
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The
Kansas Speleological Society has catalogued at least 528 caves
in 37 Kansas counties. Commanche County has at least 128 caves
and Barber County has at least 117 caves. |
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Kansas
has the largest population of wild grouse, commonly called
prairie chickens, in North America. |
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Milford
Reservoir, with over 16,000 acres of water, is Kansas' largest
lake. Milford Reservoir is located northwest of Junction City. |
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The
Geodetic Center of North America is about 40 miles south of
Lebanon, Kansas, at Meade's Ranch. It is the beginning point
of reference for land surveying in North America. When a surveyor
checks a property line, he or she is checking the position
of your property in relation to Meade's Ranch in northwest
Kansas. |
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In
Italy, the city of Milan is 300 miles northwest of Rome. In
Kansas, Milan is less than 25 miles northwest of Rome, in
Sumner County. |
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Between
1854 and 1866, 34 steamboats paddled up the Kaw River (Kansas
River). One made it as far west as Fort Riley. |
