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Topeka (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 02 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.0333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 095 40 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -95.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in NE Kansas on Kansas river; Free State Constitution was framed here by anti-slavery forces in 1855; active in conflicts between pro- & anti-slavery forces deciding whether slavery would be allowed in Kansas (1854-1861). |
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| Topeka (preferred,C,V)
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| Mid-Continent (C,V)
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| Pomme de Terre (C,V)
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| To-pe-ka (C,V)
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| To-poo-ka (C,V)
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| Too Beega (C,V)
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| Topage (C,V)
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| Topeca (C,V)
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Topeka (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was site of ferry crossing on Oregon Trail (1842), town was founded by Anti-slavery forces in 1854 & incorporated in 1857 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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since 1861 |
| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for foundry, railroad shops & tires |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for meat-packing plants, medicine & tents |
| agricultural center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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was headquarters for building of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway |
| mill center (C) |
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for flour |
| military center (C) |
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for Forbes Air Force Base |
| educational center (C) |
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for Washburn University of Topeka (1865) |
| administrative center (C) |
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for governmental offices |
| medical center (C) |
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with excellent psychiatric training at world-famous Meninger Foundation for treating mental illness |
| capital (H) |
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of territory in 1856 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Kansas .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007254] |
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