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In 1869, Concordia, Kansas, was declared the county seat of what would become Cloud County. At first, the town existed only on paper as a project being pushed by James M. Hagaman and a small group of partners. Once development started, Concordia rapidly grew to become a center of commerce south of the Republican River that eventually attracted four railroad lines. It became a town of landmarks, including several famous hotels, two opera houses, Nazareth...

Some of the essays in this work were originally published in Chronology of European history, 15,000 B.C. to 1997 and Great events from history.

Some essays previously published in Great events from history (1972-1980, chronology of European history, 15,000 B.C. to 1997 and Great events from history, North American series (1997).