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This colored lithograph is a bird's eye view of Great Bend, the county seat of Barton County. Great Bend is located on the Arkansas River and the route of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. The Courthouse is visible in its own "square." The image also shows the business district, churches, a school, and residences but no buildings are identified. Street names are given. This lithograph was done fairly early in the town's existence. The image was drawn by D. D. Morse and published by Lott & Zeuch Lithograph, Chicago, Illinois.
Creator: Morse, D. D
Date: 1875
Item Number: 227579
Call Number: Map Drawer W
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227579
Built Environment - Function - Commerce/Trade
Built Environment - Function - Government - Courthouse
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Collections - Map
Community Life - Religion - Places of Worship - Exteriors
Date - 1870s - 1875
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Lithograph
Places - Cities and towns - Great Bend
Places - Counties - Barton
Places - Rivers - Arkansas
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Type of Material - Illustrations - Lithographs and Engravings
Type of Material - Maps - Bird's-eye Views
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