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Several images of the Allen County courthouse located in Iola, Kansas. Allen County was established on August 25, 1855 and was organized on May 07, 1856. At first, the county seat was located at Cofachique from 1855 to 1857. Due to the decline in population of Cofachique, the county seat was moved to Humboldt in 1858. In 1865, Iola was finally chosen as the permanent county seat.
Date: Between 1900 and 1976
Item Number: 226641
Call Number: FK2.A1 .1 C *1-5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 226641
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Function - Government - Courthouse
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Date - 1950s
Date - 1960s
Date - 1970s
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Cities and towns - Iola
Places - Counties - Allen
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Postcards
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