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Senator Pomeroy travels west through Kansas, to explore areas of the state discussed for possible expansion of the Central Branch of the railroad. In this report he describes the Waconda Springs or "Great Spirit Spring."
Creator: Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
Date: September 5, 1870
Item Number: 218705
Call Number: Collection Pomeroy, Samuel, Report: September 5, 1870
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218705
Agriculture - Environment
Agriculture - Environment - Soil
Agriculture - Environment - Water
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Engineering
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Ethnic Heritage - Native American
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Religion
Business and Industry - Railroad
Collections - Manuscript - Pomeroy, Samuel
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Dust Storms
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Floods
Date - 1870s - 1870
Environment - Water - Dams - Glen Elder
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Flood control
People - Notable Kansans - Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
Places - Cities and towns - Cawker City
Places - Cities and towns - Muscotah
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Counties - Mitchell
Places - Regions - Northwest Kansas
Places - Regions - Western Kansas
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Manuscript
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