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A map drawn by Flora (Light) Acre, showing the town of Russell Spring, the Smoky Hill River, creeks, and the Scott City Northern Railroad of Township 13 South, Range 35 West (part of Russell Springs township), Logan County. Flora also includes an essay about the township's history. She focuses on the birth of the county, the town of Russell Springs and the construction of a dam. This is one of several maps drawn by school children for a contest organized by Judge J. C. Ruppenthal of Russell, Kansas. The maps were to meet a "requirement of presenting historical data, together with excellence and accuracy of drawing." This submission won the first prize of $3 in the 1912 map contest.
Creator: Light, Flora Dethe, 1901-1985
Date: 1912
Item Number: 309765
Call Number: Map Drawer S: Maps and descriptions of historic sites in western Kansas drawn by school children, 1907-1909; Logan Co., T 13 S, R 35 W
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309765
Collections - Map
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Floods
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Education - Rural
Environment - Water - Dams
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Note
People - Children
People - Notable Kansans - Ruppenthal, J.C.
Places - Cities and towns - Russell Springs
Places - Counties - Logan
Places - Regions - Western Kansas
Type of Material - Maps
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