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Soldier Creek (Kansas River tributary)

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Coordinates: 39°04′37″N 95°38′58″W / 39.076944°N 95.649425°W / 39.076944; -95.649425
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Soldier Creek is a stream in Jackson County, Kansas and Shawnee County, Kansas and Nemaha County, Kansas, in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Kansas River.

Soldier Creek was named from its frequent use as a camping site of soldiers passing from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soldier Creek (Kansas River tributary)
  2. ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 531.

39°04′37″N 95°38′58″W / 39.076944°N 95.649425°W / 39.076944; -95.649425


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