Scenes of Johnson County Kansas

Bullwacker Days, 1997
Mahaffie Farmstead - Olathe, KS
* The Kansa Tribe lived here
* The Mahaffie Farmhouse front
* The Mahaffie Farmhouse back
* The Buffalo soldiers helped protect the trail
* Oxen pulled wagons
* Stage coaches came later

Shawnee Mission Park and Lake, Shawnee, KS
* Park entrance
* Bicycling is popular here
* Observation tower
* View west from tower (7-17-5) -
Johnson County is urban and rural

Photographs and Website by Nancy Sween
Special thanks to Susan Hovencamp for explaining the coding.

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Johnson County, KS
The Kansa tribe once lived here	Mahaffie Farmhouse front, 1997	Mahaffie Farmhouse back: 1997	Buffalo soldiers helped protect the Trail
Oxen pulled wagons: early transportation	Stage coaches: early transportation	More on Mahaffie House, Olathe KS Current precipitation on the Kaw	Kaw (Kansas) River sand bar near De Soto KS Oct 1997
De Soto, KS (Also see: * De Soto High School * Local education * Digital History)
Sign to De Soto KS 1997	Abbott Hall Museum De Soto, KS Oct 1997	Zimmerman farm house near De Soto KS Oct 1997	Zimmerman's Kill Creek Farm De Soto KS 1997
Zimmerman's Kill Creek Farm - Maintaining the Rural Heritage of Johnson County 9210 Kill Creek Road, De Soto, KS 66018 (913) 585-1904 or 583-1811 located on the northwest corner of the K-10 and Kill Creek Road interchange, 15 minutes west of Quiviria and I-435.The public comes to this active and educational farm to see where milk and eggs come from, how bees make honey, and what farm life is (and was) like. The annual Harvest Festival is held weekends in October, when pumpkins are ripe. Then, plus barns, farm animals, and lots of straw, various artists and craftsmen demonstrate and display their work in pioneer crafts and life. Midweek educational tours of the farm can be arranged, with presentations on farming, local history, cow milking, beekeeping, and other fun topics for various age groups. Try your hand at milking a dairy cow!
Santa Fe Trail, through Johnson County, KS
Retracing the Santa Fe Trail Johnson Co Apr 1999	Retracing the Santa Fe Trail Johnson Co Apr 1999	Retracing the Santa Fe Trail Johnson Co Apr 1999	Retracing the Santa Fe Trail Johnson Co Apr 1999
Retracing the Santa Fe Trail Johnson Co Apr 1999	Map of the old Santa Fe Trail, Johnson Co KS	Gardner KS where the trails divide	Lanesfield School rural Edgerton KS
More on the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail * Santa Fe Trail eCards* Santa Fe TrailCam * CyberTrail: points along the Santa Fe Trail