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[[File:KS_Kingman_large.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Kingman County, Kansas | [[File:KS_Kingman_large.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Kingman County, Kansas | ||
| − | U.S. Census TIGER/Line map '']] Kingman County, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], is known for its fertile red soil and rolling hills. Its principal crop in the 1950s was wheat and there was also a considerable amount of grazing land. The total population of the county in 1957 was over 12,000. There were two [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] churches in Kingman County—[[Bethany Mennonite Church (Kingman, Kansas, USA)|Bethany Mennonite Church]], southeast of Kingman, organized in 1907, and the [[Zion Mennonite Church (Kingman, Kansas, USA)|Zion Mennonite Church]] in Kingman, which was organized in 1929. In addition, the camp of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District]] young people, [[Mennoscah, Camp (Murdock, Kansas, USA) |Camp Mennoscah]], was located there, on the Ninnescah | + | U.S. Census TIGER/Line map '']] Kingman County, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]], is known for its fertile red soil and rolling hills. Its principal crop in the 1950s was wheat and there was also a considerable amount of grazing land. The total population of the county in 1957 was over 12,000. There were two [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] churches in Kingman County—[[Bethany Mennonite Church (Kingman, Kansas, USA)|Bethany Mennonite Church]], southeast of Kingman, organized in 1907, and the [[Zion Mennonite Church (Kingman, Kansas, USA)|Zion Mennonite Church]] in Kingman, which was organized in 1929. In addition, the camp of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District]] young people, [[Mennoscah, Camp (Murdock, Kansas, USA) |Camp Mennoscah]], was located there, on the Ninnescah River west of Murdock<strong>.</strong> |
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Kingman County, Kansas, is known for its fertile red soil and rolling hills. Its principal crop in the 1950s was wheat and there was also a considerable amount of grazing land. The total population of the county in 1957 was over 12,000. There were two General Conference Mennonite churches in Kingman County—Bethany Mennonite Church, southeast of Kingman, organized in 1907, and the Zion Mennonite Church in Kingman, which was organized in 1929. In addition, the camp of the Western District young people, Camp Mennoscah, was located there, on the Ninnescah River west of Murdock.
| Author(s) | Harley J Stuckey |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Stuckey, Harley J. "Kingman County (Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kingman_County_(Kansas,_USA)&oldid=120356.
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Stuckey, Harley J. (1957). Kingman County (Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kingman_County_(Kansas,_USA)&oldid=120356.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 176-177. All rights reserved.
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