Facts About Leavenworth
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In 1827, Colonel Henry Leavenworth founded Fort Leavenworth on the bluffs of the Missouri River.
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Leavenworth was founded in 1854, as the very first city in Kansas.
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Leavenworth is the county seat and largest city of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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As the city was founded by Henry Leavenworth a number of places named after him are the city of Leavenworth, Kansas, Leavenworth County, Kansas, and the Leavenworth Penitentiary.
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The city lies on the west bank of the Missouri River in the Dissected Till Plains region of North America’s Central Lowlands.
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In 2008, an underground series of “vaults” was found in the city, apparently built during the late 19th century.
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Leavenworth is located at 39°18′40″N 94°55′21″W (39.3111112, −94.9224637) at an elevation of 840 feet.
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The city of Leavenworth has a total area of 24.06 square miles, of which, 24.04 square miles is land and 0.02 square miles is water. Fort Leavenworth occupies the northern half of the city’s area.
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Leavenworth is the 10th most populated city in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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Leavenworth is twinned with the following sister cities Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia & Ōmihachiman, Japan.