Williamsport Township, Shawnee County, Kansas

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Williamsport Township is a township in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. [1] [2]

History

Williamsport Township was organized by settlers from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamsport Township, Shawnee County, Kansas
  2. "Profile for Williamsport, Kansas". ePodunk . Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  3. Cone, William Whitney (1877). William W. Cone's Historical Sketch of Shawnee County, Kansas: Including an Account of the Important Events in the Early Settlement of Each Township. Kansas Farmer Printing House. pp.  8.

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