South on K-177 is Council Grove reservoir, and the historic city astride the old Santa Fe trail. This was the nation's first major highway linking the East and the West. The Kaw Indian mission and other buildings, dating from the trail's heyday, 1821-1870, are still to be seen in Council Grove.
Bluestem pastures—known locally as the Flint Hills—abound here. They extend in a 60-mile-wide strip south into Oklahoma. These succulent pastures are dominated by Big and Little Bluestem, with assorted other grasses, nurtured over a limestone base. Upon them a million cattle are grazed annually.
Kansas is on the central bird flyway, and 400 species have been seen in the state. Of these, about 200 nest here. Many are beautiful, scores are songsters, and nearly all are beneficial. The state bird of Kansas is the Western Meadowlark. Both the Eastern and Western Meadowlark frequent this area. Although the two look alike they can be identified by their calls - that of the Western is more melodious.
| HM Number | HM11G1 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Kansas: Kansas Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 105 |
| Placed By | State Historical Society and State Highway Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 9:57pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 706393 N 4326666 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.06471667, -96.61445000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 3.883', W 96° 36.867' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 3' 52.98" N, 96° 36' 52.02" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 785 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 541 Unnamed Road, Manhattan KS 66502, US |
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