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Linn County KSGenWeb

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COUNTY JURISDICTIONS

County Seat: Mound City, Kansas

Townships (11): Blue Mound, Centerville, Liberty, Lincoln, Mound City, Paris, Potosi, Scott, Sheridan, Stanton, and Valley.

Historic Sites

Battle of Mine Creek Site (1850-1874), 2.5 mi. SW of Pleasanton off U.S. 69, Pleasanton. National Register, 1973.
Landers Creek Bridge (Goodrich Bridge) (1900-1924), S. edge of Goodrich. National Register, 1985.
Linn County Courthouse (1875-1899), 4th and Main, Mound City. National Register 1974.
Marais des Cygnes Massacre Site Memorial Park (1850-1874), 5 mi. NE of Trading Post. National Register, 1971.
Mine Creek Bridge (1925-1949), E of Mound City. National Register, 1983.
Old Linn County Jail (1850-1924), 312 Main St, Mound City. National Register, 1978.
Prescott Rural High School / Prescott Elementary School (1900-1974), 202 West 4th St, Prescott. National Register, 2008.
Prescott School (1850-1874), 3rd and Main Sts, Prescott. National Register, 1982.
Trading Post School (1883-1890), 4th Street, Trading Post. State Register, 1987.

COUNTY & STATE RESOURCES

Linn County Kansas: www.linncountyks.com
La Cygne Library: lacygnelibrary.org
Linn County Historical Society: linncountykansas.com
KS State Historical Society: kshs.org
KS Memory: kansasmemory.org