Miami County, Kansas
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Miami County is a county located in east-central Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its county seat is Paola. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 34,1
Miami County Courthouse in Paola (2009)
Holy Rosary Church at Wea (2026)
Osawatomie, Kansas
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Osawatomie is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States, 61 miles southwest of Kansas City. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,255. It derives its name as a portmanteau of two
Miami County, Kansas
…in the area and ensure Kansas' entry as a state as a free, or anti-slavery one. The county's most notable abolitionist was John Brown, who moved to Osawatomie, making it the headquarters for him and his anti-slavery forces. As a result of this, Osawatomie, as well as the surrounding countryside and communities…
Downtown (2022)
John Brown Museum (2008)
Historic Old Stone Church in Osawatomie (2020)
President Obama waved to Kansans after his economic speech in Osawatomie on December 6, 2011.