Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

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Leavenworth, Kansas, United States is a city best known for housing the United States Penitentiary, a major federal prison that has held numerous notorious criminals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 913
borderedBy Missouri
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Leavenworth County, Kansas
surface form: Leavenworth County
demographics diverse urban population
economyIncludes corrections-related employment
military-related employment
elevation approximately 840 feet
founded 1854
governingBody Leavenworth
surface form: Leavenworth City Commission
governmentType mayor–council government
hasBridge Centennial Bridge over the Missouri River
hasCorrectionalHistory associated with multiple federal and military prisons in the area
hasCulturalEvent Leavenworth County Fair
hasEducationalInstitution Leavenworth High School
University of Saint Mary
hasFacility United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Leavenworth Historic District
hasHistoricRole first incorporated city in Kansas
hasLandmark C. W. Parker Carousel Museum
Carroll Mansion Museum
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
hasMilitaryInstallation Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
surface form: Fort Leavenworth
hasNickname The First City of Kansas
hasPark Havens Park
Sportsfield Recreation Complex
hasRiverfront Missouri River
incorporated 1855
isCountySeatOf Leavenworth County, Kansas
surface form: Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States
knownFor Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
surface form: Fort Leavenworth

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
locatedIn Leavenworth County, Kansas
surface form: Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States
locatedInRegion northeastern Kansas
locatedNear Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED
locatedOn Missouri River
media Leavenworth Times
namedAfter Henry Leavenworth
nearbyMilitaryInstitution U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth
partOfMetropolitanArea Kansas City metropolitan area NERFINISHED
population approximately 37,000
postalCode 66048
region Midwestern United States
state Kansas
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportation served by Kansas Highway 7
served by U.S. Route 73

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Bugs Moran (as rival) deathPlace Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
subject surface form: Bugs Moran
George "Machine Gun" Kelly deathPlace Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Wagga Wagga hasSisterCity Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Machine Gun Kelly placeOfDeath Leavenworth, Kansas, United States