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Kansas Open Directory Project Regions
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It is here that Dr. Brewster Higley wrote "Home on the Range". Indeed, the north central region of Kansas has vast open landscapes "where the buffalo roam, and the deer and the antelope play". Just north of Lebanon, you are right in the middle of the contiguous 48 states, at the country's geographic center.
It includes Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Rooks, Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, Ellis, Russell, Lincoln, Ottawa, Ellsworth, and Saline counties.
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In the northeast corner of the Sunflower State you'll find Kansas City, with its cosmopolitan diversions, as well as several small historic towns (including forgotten ghost towns) along the Oregon Trail, and the Pony Express route. Much of the region, some of which was carved out by a glacier, is dominated by steep-bluffed rivers and rolling hills.
It includes Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Atchison, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, and Miami counties.
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Vast rolling prairies, cut by many creeks and rivers, make up the landscape in northwestern Kansas. It is a land rich with prehistoric history, as seen in fossils left by inland seas that once covered the plains. Several state parks and museums are located in this region of the state.
It includes Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Wallace, Logan, Gove, and Trego counties.
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Known as "Heartland Country", the south central region of Kansas has many attractions. Perhaps the most famous is the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, which includes a full-scale replica of the Space Shuttle among its impressive exhibits. Hutchinson is also where the Kansas State Fair takes place every September. Wichita, the state's largest city, is also located in this region.
It includes Rush, Barton, Rice, McPherson, Pawnee, Stafford, Reno, Harvey, Kiowa, Pratt, Kingman, Sedgwick, Comanche, Barber, Harper, and Sumner counties.
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If you thought Kansas was all prairie land, you'll be very surprised by the southeastern region, which is a landscape of wooded hills divided by rivers. Throughout the region, you'll find historic towns filled with antique shops. Completely restored Fort Scott is one of the area's most famous attractions. It was established in 1842 to protect the peace of Kansas from bushwhackers.
It includes Marion, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, Anderson, Linn, Butler, Greenwood, Woodson, Allen, Bourbon, Elk, Wilson, Neosho, Crawford, Cowley, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Labette, and Cherokee counties.
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Considered to be the place where the "Wild West" began, the southwest corner of Kansas is Wild West country just as you pictured it. There are vast open prairie grasslands and wheat fields stretching off in every direction. Dodge City, once known as the "Wickedest Little City in America", can be found in this region, as well as the Santa Fe Trail.
It includes Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Hodgeman, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, and Clark counties.
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