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A map drawn by Ralph Deines showing creeks, school houses, churches and quarries of Township 15 South, Range 14 West, Russell County. Ralph also includes a history of Lincoln township, focusing on the settlement of Germen-Russians at the end of the 19th century. 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: Deines, Ralph, 1899-1975
Date: 1910
Item Number: 309820
Call Number: Map Drawer S: Maps and descriptions of historic sites in western Kansas drawn by school children, 1907-1909; Russell Co., T 15 S, R 14 W
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309820
Collections - Map
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Floods
Date - 1910s - 1910
Education - Rural
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
People - Children
People - European Americans - German Russians
People - Notable Kansans - Ruppenthal, J.C.
Places - Counties - Russell
Places - Regions - Western Kansas
Places - Rivers - Smoky Hill
Type of Material - Maps
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