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Washington KS
MY HOME
I grew up in a town 22 miles east of Washington KS so was familiar with the area and its people. When my husband and I retired, we wanted to buy a small acreage in safe, familiar surroundings. We found the ideal place within a stone's throw of the city limits of Washington KS. I attended nursing school in Kansas City. Later my husband and I lived in the Greater Cincinnati area. Cities have their perks, but we both prefer the rural area. Washington is the county seat of Washington County, Ka...

Hollenberg KS Pony Express Station
HOLLENBERG STATION
In 1860, the Great Plains and much of the American West were sparsely populated.  Immigrants walked, rode, and drove their prairie schooners west from St. Louis along the Oregon Trail, and several lesser military trails.  They found shelter, food and supplies at cities and way stations along the trail -- such as the way station found in Hollenberg KS. One look at the rolling prairies where I live will fire your imagination.  I imagine the ghosts of immigrants traveling in wagon trains headed ...

Ranchi-Hometown of Dhoni
Ranchi
Ranchi, the erstwhile summer capital of Bihar state and the present capital of Jharkhand state in India, is a scenic town in the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It got it name from "Archi', a Nagpuri word meaning Bamboo forest. It is located at a height of 2,140 ft above the sea level, entirely covered with reddish soil. Ranchi has been blessed with many magnificent water falls; in fact it can be termed as a charming hub of waterfalls, lush green hilly regions, barren rocks and greenish beautiful valle...