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Fort Riley, Kansas, between Junction City and Manhattan, was the cradle of the United States Cavalry for 83 years. George Custer formed the famed 7th Cavalry there in 1866. Ten years later, at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the 7th was virtually wiped out. |
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Barton County is the only Kansas County that is named for a woman; the famous volunteer Civil War nurse Clara Barton. |
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The Geodetic Center of North America is about 40 miles south of Lebanon, Kansas at Meade's Ranch. It is the beginning point of reference for land surveying in North America. |
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