Preview
Identifier
2010204054
Approximate Date
January 1975
Description
This color photograph features the Chisholm Trail marker at West Fourth and Plum in 1975. Photographer is in Newton facing southwest.
Physical Description
2" x 2" photograph
Subject
Historical markers, Chisholm Trail, Harvey County (Kan.), Newton (Kan.)
Rights
© Harvey County Historical Museum. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. To request permission, contact info@hchm.org. Please credit Harvey County Historical Museum as your source.
Publisher
Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections
Collection
J. Birch Stuart Collection, Photo Box 22 Harvey County Historical Society & Museum
Repository
Recommended Citation
"Chisholm Trail Historical Marker" (1975). Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs. 633.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/harvey/633
Language
eng
Transcription
Newton Kansas - Harvey County incorporated in 1871. Formerly part of Sedgwick County. Located on the banks of Sand Creek. Water was important. Railroad came in 1871. Mennonites coming with turkey red wheat from Russia. Made Kansas the breadbasket of America. Grass-hopper (sic) plague just prior.
Keywords
Historical markers, Chisholm Trail, Harvey County (Kan.), Newton (Kan.)
Comments
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