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Arkansas City (ärkăn`zəs), city (1990 pop. 12,762), Cowley co., S Kans., at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut rivers, near the Okla. border; inc. 1872. Located in an agricultural and oil region (rich oil fields were discovered in 1914), it has flour mills and oil refineries; transportation equipment and mobile homes are manufactured. Arkansas City was the starting point for the "run" (1893) of thousands of homesteaders into the Cherokee Strip Cherokee Strip or Cherokee Outlet, a narrow piece of land in N Oklahoma. Bounded on the north by the Kansas border, it has an area of more than 6 million acres (2.4 million hectares). ..... Click the link for more information. ; a marker south of the city commemorates the event. The Cherokee Strip Living Museum is nearby. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Monday, Mackey said the government would produce a receipt for an oil filter purchased by McVeigh at a Wal-Mart in Arkansas City, Kansas, near the Oklahoma state line, shortly before 6 p. Under terms of the three agreements, GEES will overhaul, repair and recapitalize up to 650 T700 engines and up to 435 T700 engine modules, including up to 400 stage one nozzles, at GE's Strother facility, near Arkansas City, Kansas. Maintenance and overhaul work will be conducted at GE's Strother facility, near Arkansas City, Kansas. |
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