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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. fortriley • fortleavenworth • cavalry • emigrants • oregontrail
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. kansasriver • bigblueriver • republicanriver • solomonriver • salineriver
America’s Westward Expansion It began in the early 1840s, in a time when the east was filled with people and the west, with land. America's westward expansion was said to be our destiny. Was it? america's westward expansion • westward expansion • manifest destiny • oregon trail • oregon territory
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Forts of the West, An Introduction In time, numerous forts stretched across the west. Many of them are noted in the history of the American west because of battles involving them or that they were the location important treaties being signed. The names of some of these forts have become well known through out annuls of American Western history while today the names of so many of them are not now familiar to other than the most devoted historian. This series will attempts to bring to life many of these locations, both noted and obscure. laramie • wyoming • leavenworth • kansas • fort kearny
The Way West: Landmarks Here are some of the things our granddaddies and grandmothers saw as they made the arduous journey west. oregon trail • scott's bluff • chimney rock • covered wagon • westward migration
The Sagers Go West, part 8 Captain Shaw leads the wagon train over the treacherous Blue Mountains. After traveling another some three hundred miles they arrive at the Whitman Mission. Mrs. Whitman agrees to take the girls in but refuses the boys until Dr. Whitman declares that he wants them. sager • whitman • shaw • mission • oregon |
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