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A map drawn by Dean O. Smith, showing creeks, the Union Pacific Railroad, the state road to Nebraska and Russell City in Township 13 South, Range 14 West, Russell County. In a separate five page note, Dean, who would later become a surveyor, includes an extensive legend of the map which acts as a history of the township and Russell City. 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: Smith, Dean O., 1897-
Date: 1910
Item Number: 309788
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 14 W
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309788
Collections - Map
Date - 1910s - 1910
Education - Rural
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
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
Places - Counties - Russell
Places - Regions - Western Kansas
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Roads
Type of Material - Maps
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