Beulah, Kansas | |
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  Beulah  Beulah | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′25″N94°49′42″W / 37.44028°N 94.82833°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Crawford |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-06475 |
| GNIS ID | 469727 [1] |
Beulah is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. [1]
Beulah was founded in 1874 by a colony of Methodists. The Methodist church was completed in 1881. [2] A post office was opened in Beulah on December 31, 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on March 15, 1955. [3]
Beulah was a station on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. [4]
College football coach and innovator Homer Woodson Hargiss went to Beulah High School before it closed. [5]
Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Emporia. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 32,179. The county was named for Nathaniel Lyon, a general who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek during the American Civil War.
Crawford County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Girard, and its most populous city is Pittsburg. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 38,972. The county was named in honor of Samuel Crawford, the 3rd governor of Kansas. Pittsburg State University is located in Crawford County.
Frontenac is the second largest city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,382.
Walnut is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 187.
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 21,116. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University.
Peabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 937. The city was named after F.H. Peabody of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Peabody is well known in the region for its Independence Day Celebration on July 4, and its historic 1880s downtown main street. It is located between Newton and Florence along U.S. Route 50 highway.
Greenbush is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Girard along K-47 highway.
Homer Woodson "Bill" Hargiss was an American athlete and coach. He played American football and basketball and also competed in track and field events. Additionally, Hargis coached athletics in Kansas and Oregon. As an American football coach during the sport's early years, Hargis was an innovator. He was among few coaches in using the forward pass and the huddle, now staple features of the game.
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks are led by head coach Lance Leipold.
Arthur August Schabinger was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. Schabinger is credited with throwing the first forward pass in college football history. Even if it was not the first forward pass, most certainly Schabinger was one of the early adopters and innovators of the play.
Francis George Welch was an American football player and coach, track and field coach, and college athletics administrator. He was of the first three coaches to be selected for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Track and Field Hall of Fame and is a member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
The College of Emporia Football Team was a college football team at the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas. The team competed from 1893 until the college closed in 1974 and was known for its high quality play for the size of the school as well as its early adoption of modern football methods.
The Emporia State Hornets football program is a college football team that represents Emporia State University, often referred to as "Emporia State" or "ESU". The team competes as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), which is a conference in the Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1897 and has fifteen conference titles. On December 15, 2006, former Hornet quarterback Garin Higgins became the team's 24th head coach, following the resignation of Dave Wiemers. Home games are played on Jones Field at Welch Stadium, located on the Emporia State University campus in Emporia, Kansas. In August 2017, Hero Sports named Emporia State the "best football team in Kansas, regardless of division."
Hugh French Thomason was an American politician who served as Arkansas state representative from Crawford County from 1887 to 1889 and as Arkansas state senator from 1881 to 1885. He previously served in the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States representing Arkansas from 1861 to 1862.
Aulne is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The Aulne name was suggested by officials of the railroad when it was built through Aulne during the 19th century. It is located southwest of Marion at the intersection of Pawnee Road and 140th Street next to the Union Pacific Railroad.
Simpson Everett Stilwell was a United States Army Scout, Deputy U.S. Marshal, police judge, and U.S. Commissioner in Oklahoma during the American Old West. He served in Major George A. Forsyth's company of scouts when it was besieged during the Battle of Beecher Island by Indian Cheyenne Chief Roman Nose and was instrumental in bringing relief to the unit.
Midway is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
The 1932 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1932 college football season. The team began the season with Bill Hargiss as head coach, but Hargiss resigned on October 10, and Adrian Lindsey took over as head coach for the third game of the season against Iowa State. The 1932 Jayhawks compiled a 5–3 record, tied for second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 89 to 77. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
The 1928 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1928 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Hargiss, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–4 record, finished in fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 66 to 34. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Harold Hauser was the team captain.
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |