Atchison

Atchison
/ach"euh seuhn/, n.
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River. 11,407.

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      city, seat (1855) of Atchison county, northeastern Kansas, U.S., on the Missouri River. A French trading post at the site of the present city was the embarkation point, in 1804, for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Founded in 1854 by a group of proslavery settlers, it was named for their leader, David Rice Atchison, a U.S. senator from Missouri. It developed as a focus for rail and river traffic, and in 1859 a charter was granted for the Atchison and Topeka railroad, making Atchison an important railroad town. Atchison has mixed industry and is a shipping point for local agricultural products. Benedictine College was founded there in 1871 through the merger of St. Benedict's College (1858) and Mount St. Scholastica College (1863). The famed aviator Amelia Earhart (Earhart, Amelia) was born in Atchison; her childhood home is now a museum. Atchison State Fishing Lake is nearby. Inc. 1855. Pop. (1990) 10,656; (2000) 10,232.

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