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Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,604. The county seat is Westmoreland. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi tribe of Native Americans.
Sugar Creek is a city in Clay and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,345 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Pillsbury Crossing is a natural limestone slab that was used by pioneers to cross Deep Creek. The ledge terminates in a waterfall in Riley County, Kansas, USA. The waterfall is about 40 feet (12 m) wide and has a drop of around 5 feet (1.5 m). Below Pillsbury Crossing, Deep Creek flows into the Kansas River.
Perry Lake is a US Army Corps of Engineers operated reservoir in northeast Kansas. Its primary purposes are flood control, water reserve for nearby areas and regional recreation. The lake is approximately 11,150 acres (45 km²) in size, with over 160 miles (260 km) of shoreline. Perry Lake's full multi-purpose pool elevation is 891.5 feet (271.7 m) above sea level. Perry Lake is located about 40 miles (64 km) west of Kansas City, just northwest of Lawrence, Kansas. Its close proximity to Kansas City, Lawrence, and the state capitol, Topeka, make it a very popular destination, with the nickname "Paradise on the Plains".
The Heartland Stampede Music Festival is an outdoor country music and camping festival held at Heartland Motorsports Park, south of Topeka, Kansas. Formerly known as the Country Stampede, the festival has been held annually since 1996, on the last weekend in June.
Johnny Kaw is a mythical Kansas settler and the subject of a number of Paul Bunyan-esque tall tales about the settling of the territory.
World War I Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. From its opening in 1922 until 1967 it was the home field of the Kansas State Wildcats football team, prior to the opening of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. It was also used by Kansas State University for track and field.
Kaw Point is the name given to the point where the Kansas River terminates at the Missouri River in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas. Kaw Point is also where the Missouri ceases its southerly course and turns to flow generally east through the state of Missouri to the Mississippi River at St. Louis.
Mission Creek is a water body west of Topeka, Kansas, United States. The 30-mile-long (48 km) tributary of the Kansas River goes through Wabaunsee County and Shawnee County, Kansas. Mission Creek was named for a Kaw mission near the banks.
Lecompton Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,761.
Wakarusa Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,318. It was named for the Wakarusa River which flows through Douglas County from Wabaunsee County to the Kansas River near Eudora.
Waconda Lake, also known as Glen Elder Reservoir, is a reservoir in Mitchell County and Osborne County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for flood control and irrigation, it is also used for recreation. Glen Elder State Park is located on its north shore.
Rock Creek is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It lies along 110th Road near its intersection with K-4. K-4 used to run along Rock Creek Road and originally cut through Rock Creek, but years later the highway was widened and rebuilt just east of Rock Creek. The community is located at 39°14′45″N95°32′14″W, at an elevation of 1,099 feet (335 m).
Lovewell Reservoir is a reservoir in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it is used for flood control, irrigation, and recreation. Lovewell State Park is located on its north shore.
Flush is a unincorporated community in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. Today, all that remains of the community is the St. Joseph's Catholic Church campus, which includes a rectory, parish hall, and cemetery flanking both sides of Flush Road. The church building was built in 1901, and was last remodeled in 2001.
Munkers Creek is a 15-mile (24 km) long stream in Morris County, Kansas and Wabaunsee County, Kansas, in the United States. It ends at Council Grove Reservoir.
Elm Creek is a stream in Morris County, Kansas, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Neosho River.
Lairds Creek is a stream in Morris County, Kansas, in the United States.
Slough Creek is a stream in Morris County, Kansas, in the United States. It flows to Council Grove Lake.
Gilmore Creek is a stream in Morris County, Kansas, in the United States.
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