Solomon River
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The Solomon River, often referred to as the "Solomon Fork", is a 184-mile-long river in the central Great Plains of North America. The entire length of the river lies in the U.S. state of Kansas. It i
Solomon River at Beloit, Kansas
Waconda Spring
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Waconda Spring, or Great Spirit Spring, was a natural artesian spring located in Mitchell County, near the communities of Glen Elder and Cawker City in the U.S. state of Kansas. The sacred site for Na
Solomon River
…state of Kansas. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River. The Native name for the river was Nepaholla, meaning "Water on the Hill" in reference to Waconda Spring which was located in the river valley. In 1744, French explorers named the river Salmon, later corrupted into Solomon, after Edme Gatien de Salmon, a…
Drawing of Waconda Spring, 1873