Kansas Counties
Seward County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 20, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| County Seat: | Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin of Name: | Named for William H. Seward (1801-1872), senator from New York and a leader of the anti-slavery wing of the Whig Party. Joining the Republican Party in 1855, he served as Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson, and arranged to purchase Alaska ("Seward's Folly") from Russia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Post offices in Seward County Cemeteries in Seward County, As of 1906 Newspapers Available on Microfilm Townships and Independent Cities in Seward County Bibliography Kansas Memory |
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Seward County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl] |
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