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Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA



 


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Wikipedia 2016:

Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas. It is home to multiple colleges.

History:

Prior to European colonization of the area, the site of Salina was located within the territory of the Kansa people. Claimed first by France as part of Louisiana and later acquired by the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, it was within the area organized by the U.S. as Kansas Territory in 1854. In 1856, a colony led by Preston B. Plumb established the first American settlement near the site at a location on the Saline River.

Settlers led by journalist and lawyer William A. Phillips founded Salina in 1858. During the following two years, the territorial legislature chartered the town company, organized the surrounding area as Saline County, and named Salina the county seat. The westernmost town on the Smoky Hill Trail, Salina established itself as a trading post for westbound immigrants, prospectors bound for Pikes Peak, and area American Indian tribes. The town's growth halted with the outbreak of the American Civil War when much of the male population left to join the U.S. Army.

In 1862, local residents fended off American Indian raiders only to fall victim to a second assault by bushwhackers later that year. In May and June 1864, the Salina Stockade was built to protect the town against further Indian raids. Troops were garrisoned in Salina until March 1865, and some may have returned in June 1865. The stockade was probably used until at least spring or summer 1865.

Growth returned with the soldiers after the war, and the town expanded rapidly with the arrival of the Kansas Pacific Railway in 1867. Salina incorporated as a city in 1870. The cattle trade arrived in 1872, transforming Salina into a cowtown. The trade brought the city further prosperity, but also a rowdy culture that agitated local residents. The cattle trade relocated westward just two years later. During the 1870s, wheat became the dominant crop in the area, steam-powered flour mills were built, and agriculture became the engine of the local economy. In 1874, Salina resident E. R. Switzer introduced alfalfa to area farmers, and its cultivation spread throughout the state. By 1880, the city was an area industrial center with several mills, a carriage and wagon factory, and a farm implement works. Salina was the location of the first garment factory of jeans maker Lee, which opened in 1889. Over the following decade, three railroads were built through the city. The success of the wholesale and milling industries drove Salina's growth into the early 1900s such that, at one point, it was the third-largest producer in the state and the sixth-largest in the United States.

In 1943, the U.S. Army established Smoky Hill Army Airfield southwest of the city. The installation served as a base for strategic bomber units throughout World War II. Renamed Smoky Hill Air Force Base in 1948, the base closed the following year only to be reopened in 1951 as Schilling Air Force Base, part of Strategic Air Command. The re-opening of the base triggered an economic boom in Salina, causing the city's population to increase by nearly two-thirds during the 1950s. The U.S. Department of Defense closed the base permanently in 1965, but the city of Salina acquired it and converted it into Salina Municipal Airport and an industrial park. This led to substantial industrial development, attracting firms such as Beechcraft, and made manufacturing a primary driver of the local economy.

Today, Salina remains a center of trade, transportation, and industry in north-central Kansas.

Ort : Geographische Breite: 38.8402805, Geographische Länge: -97.61142369999999


Geburt

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Geburt    Personen-Kennung 
1 Engel, Daryl Dee  29 Dez 1943Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I151568
2 Kruger, Jessica Ann  2 Jun 1988Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I224494
3 McCabe, Colleen Emma  24 Sep 1929Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I224491

Tod

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Tod    Personen-Kennung 
1 Gunn, Marjorie Eileen  23 Jun 2010Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I106595
2 Hillyer, Wilbur S.  16 Sep 2003Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I94753
3 Hoeffner, Rose  31 Okt 1964Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I108912
4 Karnatz, Patricia Alena  21 Sep 1946Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I105936
5 Kruger, Roy G.  19 Mrz 2012Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I224490
6 McCabe, Colleen Emma  8 Aug 2008Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I224491
7 Morris, Cleo LeRoy  2 Aug 2001Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I105947
8 Newell, Henrietta Louise  13 Aug 2008Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I165858
9 Raile, Dorine Doris  15 Apr 2011Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I1714
10 Rauscher, Glen Samuel  22 Feb 2003Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I94747
11 Rock, Ada Marie  25 Okt 2013Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I168123
12 Stephens, Mildred  16 Jun 2003Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I94754
13 Vohs, Elaine  10 Mai 2000Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I94748
14 Weigel, Gerald Joseph  22 Sep 2000Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I153339
15 Weigel, Thomas Gilbert  31 Mrz 2006Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I153333
16 Weißenburger, Friedrich  Feb 1967Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I90655
17 Wilson, Lurlene M.  1 Feb 1999Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA I230610

Eheschließung

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   Familie    Eheschließung    Familien-Kennung 
1 Kruger / McCabe  23 Jan 1949Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA F76620
2 Perrien / Griess  8 Jul 1945Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA F54249