National Register of Historic Places - Kansas (KS), Morton County

Morton County Kansas has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Santa Fe Trail-Cimarron National Grassland Segment 2, Santa Fe Trail-Cimarron National Grassland Segment 4 and Morton County WPA Bridge.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Morton County places including W.P.A.. Prominent architectural styles found in Morton Country are .

Morton County WPA Bridge (added 1986 - - #86003356)

6 mi. W and 4 mi. N of Richfield , Richfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

W.P.A.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Point of Rocks--Middle Spring Santa Fe Trail Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000151)

2.5 mi. S. of KS 51 & 2 mi. W. of KS 27, Elkhart

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Santa Fe Trail--Cimarron National Grassland Segment 1 (added 2013 - - #13000132)

2.0 mi. S. of KS 51 at CO-KS State Line, Elkhart

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Santa Fe Trail--Cimarron National Grassland Segment 3 (added 2013 - - #13000134)

FSR-600, E. &. W. sides of KS 27, Elkhart

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Santa Fe Trail--Cimarron National Grassland Segment 5 (added 2013 - - #13000136)

7 mi. N. of US 56 along Cty. Rd. 16, Wilburton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Santa Fe Trail-Cimarron National Grassland Segment 2 (added 2013 - - #13000133)

1.66 mi. S. of KS 51 & 1 mi. E. of Cty. Rd. 2, Elkhart

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Santa Fe Trail-Cimarron National Grassland Segment 4 (added 2013 - - #13000135)

2.5 Mi. E. of KS 27, N. of FSR-600, Elkhart

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824