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A map drawn by Bessie E. Buell from Sunnyside, Kansas, showing creeks, schools, as well as places of historical significance of Paxton township (Township 15 South, Range 34 and 35 West), Logan county. Bessie also includes an essay about the local history of the township. The essay, which seems to have been written through discussions with "old settlers of Paxton," focuses on floods and water management, American Indian raids, and day-to-day life in the township. 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: Buell, Bessie E., 1897-
Date: 1912
Item Number: 309743
Call Number: Map Drawer S: Maps and descriptions of historic sites in western Kansas drawn by school children, 1907-1909; Logan Co., Paxton Township
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309743
Collections - Map
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Floods
Date - 1910s - 1912
Education - Rural
Environment - Landscape
Home and Family - Death and funerals
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Note
People - American Indians
People - Children
People - Notable Kansans - Ruppenthal, J.C.
Places - Counties - Logan
Places - Regions - Western Kansas
Type of Material - Maps
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