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Arthur Clarence Pilcher, World War I soldier

Date: 1918

Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of…

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Harvey Hudson Pierce, World War I soldier

Date: 1918

Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of…

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Frank Orris Pierce, World War I soldier

Date: 1918-1919

Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of…

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Aaron Louis Piepenburg, World War I soldier

Date: 1918

Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of…

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Elmer Richard Piehler, World War I soldier

Date: 1918-1919

Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of…

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Ferries in Kansas

Date: 1880-1935

Letters and notes to George A. Root concerning ferries and ferry companies that operated in Kansas. Included among the letters is a map of several ferry crossings near Shawnee County…

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Saline River ferries

Date: 1934

Two letters to George A. Root discussing the ferries and ferry companies that operated around the Saline River. The letters were written by R. Lynn Martin, Brookville, Kansas, and Mrs.…

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Republican River ferries

Date: 1933

These two letters from Peter Strom to George Root discuss the ferries and ferry companies that operated around the Republican River.

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Missouri River ferries

Date: Between 1890 and 1920

A history of the ferries and ferry companies that operated in and around the Missouri River, one of which was the Wyandotte Ferry.

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Ferries at Lawrence

Date: 1933

A history of ferries that were used along the Kansas River near Lawrence, Kansas. Accompanying the history is a letter from the author to his friend, George Root.

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Gordon C. Pickett, World War I soldier

Date: 1918-1923

Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of…

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Henry W. Pickering, World War I soldier

Date: 1918-1922

Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of…

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Kansas River ferries

Date: 1850-1900

Histories and descriptions of ferries and ferry companies that used the Kansas River. Some of the ferries listed are the Wyandot National, Silas Armstrong, Santa Fe Road, Eureka, Muncie, Grinter,…

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The Blue River

Date: Between 1910 and 1930

A poem by John Ellenbecker on Kansas’s Blue River.

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Blue River ferries

Date: Between 1890 and 1930

A history of the ferries and ferry companies that operated around Kansas’s Blue River, more commonly known as the Big Blue.