Wabaunsee County

by Greg A. Hoots

Book Overview

In 2009, Wabaunsee County will celebrate its 150th anniversary. Although Wabaunsee County was first created in 1855 by the Kansas territorial legislature as Richardson County, it had no county government and was attached to neighboring Shawnee County in legal jurisdiction. In 1859, the legislature renamed the county Wabaunsee, after the Potawatomi Indian chief, and in March of that year, the first election for county officers was held. The county...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738560774
• ISBN13: 9780738560779
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"