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This map from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture's First Biennial Report, shows the townships and towns in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Some points of interest include: a cheese factory, a flour mill, saw mill and railroads. The map also includes a short note about Moses Grinter who owned and operated a trading post, a ferry, and farm. The Grinter family home is preserved as the Grinter Place Historic Site by the Kansas State Historical Society.
Date: 1878
Item Number: 457921
Call Number: SP 630.6 K13 1877-1878
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 457921
Business and Industry - Manufacturing - Food and Drink - Cheese
Business and Industry - Manufacturing - Lumber
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Pacific Railroad
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1870s - 1878
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Pacific Railroad
Type of Material - Maps
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