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Title
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Many Lack Knowledge of 'Forgotten Communities'
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Description
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Discussion of some forgotten communities in Wyandotte County, Kansas, like Braman Hills, Horanif, and Vance, as well as the Pony Express stopover at 74th Street and Riverview Avenue.
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Freedman University (Later Western University)
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Description
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Article detailing the history of Freedman University, founded around 1862 in Quindaro, Kansas for the education of African American children by Presbyterian minister Eben Blatchley. In 1881, the school was rededicated as Western University, a school for the industrial education of African Americans.
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Church in the Wilderness
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Description
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Article describes the early history of Methodists among the Wyandotte Indians who came to the Kansas City area in July, 1843. Includes descriptions and locations of the earliest Methodist church locations in Wyandotte County.
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article