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US-59, Atchison County
Roadside turnout, east of US-73 junction, Atchison , KS, USA |
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On July 4, 1804, Lewis and Clark exploring the new Louisiana Purchase, camped near this site. Fifty years later the town was founded by Proslavery men and named for Senator D. R. Atchison. |
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