Harvey Girls
About how many "Harvey Girls" left the job to get married?
8, 260 girls
The railroads made it possible for Kansas to send what three items to the east?
produce, grain, and cattle
What was the name of the man that the city of Atchison was named after?
False, the sunflower is the state flower.
The Santa Fe Railroad went through 7 states- Name 4 of these states.
Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, California
Fred Harvey opened his first "Harvey House" in which city?
Topeka
What was the nickname of the early locomotives?
Iron horses
Amelia Earhart
Where can you find Prairie Goldenrods growing?
Grassy roadsides, rocky slopes, railroads, ditches, and fences. Dry, open places on the slopes of valleys and plains.
This kind of mural is made of permanent plants, stones, and other native materials.
landscape mural
On what railroad line where the "Harvey Houses" opened.
Santa Fe
In what town was the first railroad in America built?
Baltimore, Maryland
By what river is Atchison located?
Missouri River
What do you call a period of time with little or no rain?
A drought
In what three forms can fake news come in?
story, photo, video
18 to 30 years old
What was the railroad line called that crossed the entire United States from coast to coast?
Transcontinental railroad
What college is in Atchison and where Mrs. H. attended?
Benedictine College
What do you call a plant that comes back every year without having to be replanted?
Perennial
What kind of problems can fake news create?
spreads misinformation
To marry
The two railroads, Central Pacific and Union Pacific, met in what town?
Promontory Point
What is the name of the city mentioned in this week's studies weekly?
Atchison
What is the name of the warm season herb in this week's studies weekly?
What was the name of the railroad lines that connect to the main lines?
Feeder lines