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A map drawn by Clare Morton and Joseph Shaffer, from Bunker Hill, Russell County, showing creeks, postal routes, Indian camp, railroad and homesteads in Township 13 South, Range 12 West, Russell County. On the back of the map there is a legend. 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."
Creator: Morton, Clare, 1897-1977
Date: 1910
Item Number: 309786
Call Number: Map Drawer S: Maps and descriptions of historic sites in western Kansas drawn by school children, 1907-1909; Russell Co., T 13 S, R 12 W
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309786
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Mail
Collections - Map
Date - 1910s - 1910
Education - Rural
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
People - American Indians
People - Children
People - Notable Kansans - Ruppenthal, J.C.
Places - Counties - Russell
Places - Regions - Western Kansas
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Trails
Type of Material - Maps
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