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This colored lithograph is a bird's eye view of Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. It shows an extensive community and the references (legends) identify schools, churches, manufacturing plants, and railroads. The population of Ottawa at this time was 4000. The lithograph shows an extensive railroad machine shops for the Lawrence, Leavenworth, and Galveston Railroad. Insets across the bottom from left to right show: Union School, Ludington House, Hamblin's block including the 1st National Bank, and Ottawa University. The title section of the illustration identifies George W. Hamblin as land agent. Forest Park is shown. The Marais des Cygnes River flows the Ottawa north of the business district. The lithograph was drawn by E. S. Glover and published by the Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Creator: Glover, E. S. (Eli Sheldon), 1844-1920
Date: 1872
Item Number: 227550
Call Number: Map Drawer X
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227550
Built Environment - Function - Transportation - Rail-Related - Depot
Business and Industry - Banking - Banks
Business and Industry - Lodging - Hotels
Business and Industry - Manufacturing
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Company
Business and Industry - Railroad - Depots
Business and Industry - Railroad - Facilities - Shops
Collections - Map
Date - 1870s - 1872
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Lithograph
Places - Cities and towns - Ottawa
Places - Counties - Franklin
Places - Rivers - Marais des Cygnes
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Company
Transportation - Railroads - Depots
Type of Material - Illustrations - Lithographs and Engravings
Type of Material - Maps - Bird's-eye Views
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