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15 Kansas Places to Find Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz describes the story of Dorothy, a little girl from rural Kansas while visiting the magical land of Oz. In the book’s and movie’s introductions, a tornado whisked her from her sepia-toned Kansas life into the Technicolor world of Oz. L. Frank Baum published the book in 1900, and the tale hit the silver […]

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Abraham Lincoln visits Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Follow Abraham Lincoln’s footsteps on the Kansas Lincoln Trail “If I went West, I think I would go to Kansas — to Leavenworth or Atchison.” — Abraham Lincoln, 1860 Lincoln wasn’t blowing smoke when he said he’d go to Kansas. He had already visited the state before politics’ requirements took him back East permanently. In

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15 Kansas Places to Find Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz

Abraham Lincoln visits Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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