Smith County, Kansas
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Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Smith Center. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,570. The county is named in memory of J. Nelson Smith, a majo
Home on the Range Cabin near Smith Center (2014)
Home on the Range
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"Home on the Range" is an American folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Ho
Smith County, Kansas
…has slowly declined since 1900 due in large part because of advanced farming techniques that require less human labor. Brewster Higley wrote the song "Home on the Range" in 1873 in a cabin nine miles northwest of Smith Center. It later became the Kansas State song. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a…
Dr. Brewster M. Higley, late 19th century