Council Grove, Kansas

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Council Grove, Kansas is a historic town in central Kansas known for its key role as a major stopping point and supply station along the 19th-century Santa Fe Trail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Morris County, Kansas
demographic small population city
elevation approximately 1,230 feet
foundedAsTown 19th century
governingBody Council Grove, Kansas self-linksurface differs
surface form: City of Council Grove government
hasCulturalHeritage Kaw (Kansa) tribal history
Santa Fe Trail
surface form: Santa Fe Trail heritage
hasEducationalInstitution Council Grove High School
hasEvent Santa Fe Trail-related heritage celebrations
hasFeature historic downtown
multiple Santa Fe Trail markers
hasHistoricDistrict Council Grove Downtown Historic District
hasHistoricFunction freighting and outfitting point for wagon trains
trade center for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail
hasHistoricSite Council Oak site
Hays House
Kaw Mission State Historic Site
Last Chance Store
Madonna of the Trail monument
Terwilliger Home
hasIndustry agriculture
tourism
hasPark Council Grove City Park system
hasPostOffice Council Grove post office
hasRiver Neosho River
hasTransportation Kansas State Highway 177
surface form: Kansas Highway 177

U.S. Route 56 NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance key site on the 19th-century Santa Fe Trail
isCountySeatOf Morris County, Kansas
listedIn National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places (multiple properties)
locatedIn central Kansas
locatedOn Neosho River
namedFor council between U.S. commissioners and the Osage Nation
near Council Grove Lake
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
partOf Santa Fe Trail
surface form: Santa Fe National Historic Trail corridor

Great Plains
surface form: United States Great Plains region
postalCode 66846
region Flint Hills
role major stopping point on the Santa Fe Trail
supply station on the Santa Fe Trail
state Kansas
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Santa Fe Trail notableFeature Council Grove, Kansas
Council Grove, Kansas governingBody Council Grove, Kansas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: City of Council Grove government
Morris County, Kansas hasCountySeat Council Grove, Kansas
Morris County, Kansas hasLargestCity Council Grove, Kansas
Morris County, Kansas contains Council Grove, Kansas
Morris County, Kansas hasHistoricSite Council Grove, Kansas
this entity surface form: Council Grove (Santa Fe Trail site)
Neosho River flowsThrough Council Grove, Kansas