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Started by W. Gray, January 02, 2010, 12:16:08 PM

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W. Gray

(From Kansas Memory)

Yes, Virginia, there really was a Kanzas.

The map date is shown as 1856. Not sure why the mapmaker is not spelling it Kansas.

And, the mapmaker, one named Max Greene, depicts it as a region, rather than a territory, showing forest, prairie, desert, mountain, dale, and river.

The mapmaker mentions that it is an accurate map drawn from his years of exploring and making 7 miles a day through the entire area by ox drawn wagon.

The Elk River is either not depicted or is badly depicted.




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"One of the most expensive county-seat wars in terms of time and money lost..." Dr. Homer E Socolofsky, KSU

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