1803:... the State. During the territorial days of Kansas steamboats came up the river to Manhattan and as far as Junction City and should the Mississippi, Missouri, and Kansas rivers, under the fostering care of the General Government, receive bountiful appropriations, the bulky products of the soil are likely lo be transported in floating barges down these improved navigable streams to the Gulf of Mexico, where they may be readily shipped to the Old World.
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Nebraska into northwest Kansas, as well as near the river's
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Missouri River, that longitude still remains the boundary between Kansas and Missouri. North of the Missouri River, the state of Missouri extended its boundary further to the west in 1836 with the
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Andreas, A. T. History of the state of Kansas (Supplementary
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1579:"Why is Kansas City located in Missouri instead of Kansas?"
1932:. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. pp. 162–188.
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2023:Geography of Kansas City, Kansas
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1930:The Last Wild Places of Kansas
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1908:"When Kings Reigned (2017)"
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515:across the
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1893:2019-09-28
1868:2018-12-01
1798:2019-08-01
1610:2006-11-28
1589:January 2,
1538:2012-08-15
1534:. Kshs.org
1505:References
1372:St. George
1189:Elevation
1164:(boundary)
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1106:Johnny Kaw
1047:reservoirs
983:bridge, a
934:Recreation
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517:floodplain
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489:Smoky Hill
485:Republican
264:Basin size
221:94°36′38″W
218:39°06′55″N
144:96°48′04″W
141:39°03′35″N
1961:Kaw Point
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1162:Wabaunsee
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461:watershed
449:Rossville
276:Discharge
1913:10 April
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1748:10 April
1706:Archived
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1561:Archived
1477:See also
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1268:Lawrence
1127:Counties
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527:Drainage
76:Location
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1858:"About"
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1558:Indians
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