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Dec 21, 2001

BIRTH OF THE PONY EXPRESS

In 10 days, riders raced over the longest mail route which stretched from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Though successful, the Pony Express was in operation for a mere 18 months.

Dec 7, 2001

LEAVENWORTH-PIKE'S PEAK EXPRESS

An account of the risky and short-lived express route across Kansas to the gold fields in Colorado. Before the stage line could turn a profit, the gold panned out.

Nov 16, 2001

THE KANSAS RIVER

The colorful history of the Kansas River, a vast waterway that stretches across the state of Kansas, from its tributaries that have their origin in Colorado to where the river empties into the Missouri River at Kansas City.

Nov 2, 2001

FORT RILEY: Cavalry Outpost to Infantry Powerhouse

Fort Riley was one of the earliest frontier forts in Kansas, evolving from an important outpost built to protect emigrants and settlers, to becoming an integral military homebase for today's U.S. Army.

Oct 19, 2001

KANSAS, LAND OF DIVERSE CLIMATE

Kansas has four distinct seasons, and early travelers and settlers learned through adversity how to cope with and survive the diverse elements on the Great Plains.

Oct 5, 2001

KANSAS, LAND OF DIVERSE GEOGRAPHY

Mention Kansas and most people say it's flat. They're wrong. Kansas is anything but, having more geographical surprises than you'd think.

Sep 21, 2001

RUSSELL, MAJORS, AND WADDELL: Frontier Freighters

In less than ten years, Russell, Majors, and Waddell--the largest freighting company in the western frontier--went from boom to bust.

Sep 7, 2001

FORT SCOTT: Outpost On The Indian Frontier

Fort Scott was one of the frontier outposts guarding the boundary of the short-lived "Permanent Indian Frontier" in the Kansas Territory.

Aug 17, 2001

BLEEDING KANSAS: Decade of Conflict

The turbulent years between the time Kansas became a territory and statehood, which gave it the name Bleeding Kansas--the border war waged over slavery between Missouri Bushwhackers and Kansas Jayhawkers.

Aug 3, 2001

FORT LEAVENWORTH: First U.S. Fort in Kansas

A narrative about the establishment of Cantonment Leavenworth, through the years it served as a bastion of defense in the west and great depot to posts west, to the birth of the Command and General Staff College.

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