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    Baxter Springs is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, and located along Spring River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was...
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    The Battle of Baxter Springs, more commonly known as the Baxter Springs Massacre, was a minor battle of the American Civil War fought on October 6, 1863...
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    and HR-66 head ENE through the towns of Quapaw and Baxter Springs, Kansas. North of Baxter Springs, US-400 joins the concurrency. West of Riverton, Historic...
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  • Look up baxter or Baxter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Baxter may refer to: Baxter Building, in the Marvel Comics universe Baxter Stockman, in Teenage...
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    downing trees and power poles. It soon moved directly through the town of Baxter Springs at high-end EF2 strength, where many homes and businesses lost their...
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    which ran south from the Brush Creek to the Willow Creek bridge near Baxter Springs, for an NRHP listing. The bridge is fairly narrow, and due to traffic...
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    Hunkah band of the Osage Indians that lived in an area around present Baxter Springs, Kansas. In the fall of 1803, the band moved to the village of Pasuga...
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    in the southeastern corner of Kansas. It entered the state south of Baxter Springs and continued north until it crossed Brush Creek, from where it turned...
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  • Fort Baxter, also known as Fort Blair, was a small US Army post located in the southeast corner of Kansas near present-day Baxter Springs. This area was...
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  • The first section of the route, spanning 358 miles (576 km) between Baxter Springs, Kansas, and St. Louis, Missouri, was designated as USBR 66 in 2018...
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    Kansas. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 19,362. The county...
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    role in the Lawrence Massacre and later took part in the Battle of Baxter Springs, both in 1863. In late 1863, while Quantrill's Raiders spent the winter...
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    69 Alternate, 6 miles (9.7 km) before Baxter Springs. Heading east from Baxter Springs, US 166 crosses the Spring River. Approximately 2 miles (3.2 km)...
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  • Fort Baxter may refer to: Fort Baxter (Kansas) a former US Army fort near Baxter Springs, also called Fort Blair A fictional military base which was the...
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    in the Wilderness (Baxter Springs, KS: Apostolic Faith Bible College, 1902) Charles F. Parham, The Everlasting Gospel (Baxter Springs, KS: Apostolic Faith...
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  • 1862 two Union camps were established in the vicinity of what is today Baxter Springs, Kansas. One was Camp Hunter, located in what is now the center of the...
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  • Red's Giant Hamburg 66 Drive-In Ted Drewes Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station (Baxter Springs) – Historic gas station. Rainbow Bridge...
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  • Thumbnail for Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station
    The Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station is a historic gas station located at 940 Military Avenue in Baxter Springs, Kansas, along the...
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    Quantrill attacked Fort Blair in Baxter Springs, Kansas, which resulted in the so-called Battle of Baxter Springs. After being repelled, Quantrill surprised...
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    the way, they attacked Fort Baxter (Kansas), and ambushed and killed near 100 Union troops in the Battle of Baxter Springs. In Texas, they continued to...
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  • Lee Scott (businessman) (category People from Baxter Springs, Kansas)
    of the retailer's board of directors. Scott was born and raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business...
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    The Rial A. Niles House is a historic house at 605 E. 12th Street in Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States. The house was built in 1870 for Rial A. Niles...
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  • Hunter was established in June 1862 or a bit earlier at what is now Baxter Springs, Kansas. It was established by Union troops. At the same time Indian...
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    des Cygnes, a tributary of the Missouri River. Spring River is located between Riverton and Baxter Springs. Areas under the protection of the National Park...
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    Kansas with the semi-professional Baxter Springs Whiz Kids. In 1948, Yankees scout Tom Greenwade came to Baxter Springs to watch Mantle's teammate, third...
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    at 210 W. 10th St. in Baxter Springs, Kansas. The building was constructed in 1872 to serve as a courthouse during Baxter Springs' unsuccessful attempt...
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  • and the second county courthouse was located at Baxter Springs (1867-1868). The city of Baxter Springs erected a building in 1872 to be used as a courthouse...
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    Joe Don Rooney (category People from Baxter Springs, Kansas)
    Background information Born (1975-09-13) September 13, 1975 (age 49) Baxter Springs, Kansas, U.S. Origin Picher, Oklahoma Genres Country country rock Occupation...
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  • suffered at the hands of Jayhawkers. The Battle of Baxter Springs, sometimes called the Baxter Springs Massacre, was a minor battle in the War, fought on...
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  • Thumbnail for Anne Baxter
    Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an...
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