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Why Living In Kansas Is Unique
Why living in Kansas is unique.
Leavenworth was the first town in Kansas and is still there to this day. Most place that start early in the world aren’t here to this day, but Leavenworth is an exception.
How it began
Leavenworth was made on September 17th, 1855
Named after Colonel Henry Leavenworth who found the fort

Before Kansas was made it was home to eight Indian tribes
Kanza, Osage, Wichita, and Pawnee
French and Spanish competed for the land
French succeeded
Leavenworth was found on September 17th, 1855. Leavenworth was named after Colonel Henry Leavenworth do to the find of the town. At first Leavenworth was home to eight tribes. Kanza, Osage, Wichita, and the Pawnee are a couple of the tribes that lived there. Then when more countries

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