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A map drawn by Hazel B. (McConnell) Murphy, showing creeks, the Denver Trail, and the homesteaders of Grant Township, Township 14 South, Range 14 West, in Russell County . Hazel also gives a comprehensive list present property owners within 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: McConnell, Hazel B., 1900-1933
Date: 1910
Item Number: 309800
Call Number: Map Drawer S: Maps and descriptions of historic sites in western Kansas drawn by school children, 1907-1909; Russell Co., T 14 S, R 14 W
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309800
Collections - Map
Date - 1910s - 1910
Education - Rural
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
People - Children
People - Notable Kansans - Ruppenthal, J.C.
Places - Counties - Russell
Places - Regions - Western Kansas
Places - Rivers - Smoky Hill
Transportation - Trails
Type of Material - Maps
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