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CITIES/TOWNSHIPS
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Barnes
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Bodaville
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Brantford
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Charleston
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Chepstow
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Clifton
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Coleman
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Farmington
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Franklin
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Grant
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Greenleaf
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Haddam
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Hanover
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Highland
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Independence
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Kimeo
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Lincoln
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Linn
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Little Blue
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Logan
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Lowe
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Mill Creek
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Palmer
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Sherman
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Sheridan
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Strawberry
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Union
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Vining
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Washington
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| Named after our first president, Washington County was organized in 1860. Settlers had started arriving in 1857,
and only the hardiest of pioneers could survive those early years of hardship. Hunting was plentiful, but lack
of other food and supplies, very little timber--most settlers lived in "soddies" or "dugouts"--
as well as the ever-present fear of Indian attacks, made life precarious. However, they made the land their own
and eventually had comfortable homesteads for their families. Ranching was (and still is) very important in Washington
County, and farms with their neat outbuildings dotted the countryside. |
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This Month's Featured Data
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1882 Plat Maps
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Portrait & Biographical Album of Washington,
Clay and Riley Co., 1890
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1888 Affidavits of Death
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Bios from History of Kansas by A. T. Adreas, 1883
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End of Jim Crow Chiles, The Kansas City Star, October 30,
1898
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WWII Honor List of Dead & Missing
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Birds Eye View of
Greenleaf Postcard
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| Note: Washington is the largest town and county seat of Washington County. Other towns and villages include
Barnes, Clifton, Vining, Greenleaf, Haddam, Hanover, Hollenberg, Linn, Mahaska, Morrowville and Palmer. |
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