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Abilene

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abilene . 1 City (1990 pop. 6,242), seat of Dickinson co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; inc. 1869. It was (1867-71) a railhead for a large cattle-raising region extending SW into Texas. Millions of cattle followed the Chisholm Trail into the cow town's stockyards prior to shipment. "Wild Bill" Hickok was Abilene's marshal for a time. The city, a still shipping point for a wheat and cattle region, has feed and flour mills. Abilene was the boyhood home of President Dwight D. Eisenhower ; the Eisenhower Center includes his old family homestead, a museum, the Eisenhower... Read more
Abilene
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Abilene, USA 1. Kansas: founded in 1860 and so named by the pious owner of the settlement. She read of the Tetrarch of Abilene in the Gospel according to St Luke 3: 1, and found the name appealing. Abilene, from the Greek meaning ‘from around Abila’, itself said to mean... Read more
Abilene
A Dictionary of the Bible Abilene An area NW of Damascus round Abila. Luke 3: 1 mentions that when John the Baptist the Baptist began his ministry Abilene was governed by Lysanias . An inscription, dated between 15 and 30 CE, at Abilene, refers to ‘Lysanias the tetrarch’. Read more

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Registration of 'Abilene' rapeseed.(Registration Of Cultivars)
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; 'Abilene' winter rapeseed [Brassica napus L. subsp, oleifera...Agricultural Experiment Station and released in 2002. Abilene has an edible quality oil (canola) and low glucosinolates in the meal. Abilene was selected from the cross 'Indore'/'Sipal... Read more
Expectations differ greatly for Old Abilene Town theme park plans.
Newspaper article from: Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas); 6/27/2006; 464 words ; Byline: Duane Schrag Jun. 27--ABILENE -- Transforming Old Abilene Town, this time as a theme park two miles east of Abilene on Interstate Highway 70, will cost $28.3 million dollars. But in its first year of operation, it will draw 245,000 visitors... Read more
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame to Leave Abilene Location.
Newspaper article from: The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 5/18/2002; 700+ words ; Byline: Harold Bechard May 18--ABILENE, Kan.--The financially strapped Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, which has called Abilene home for 11 years, is moving and searching...trustees voted during a meeting in Abilene to begin accepting proposals from... Read more
Abilene, Kan., Businessman Returns to Dream of Restoring Old Town Attraction.
Newspaper article from: The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 10/3/2003; 603 words ; Byline: Sharon Montague Oct. 3--ABILENE, Kan.--More than 15 years ago, Abilene businessman and developer Terry Tietjens tried to buy Old Abilene Town, on the city's southern edge. It just never worked out, Tietjens said. So he moved on to other... Read more
Abilene, Kan. hosts celebration of international cooperation.
Newspaper article from: Nation's Cities Weekly; 7/29/1996; ; 444 words ; ...international event, held last month in Abilene, Kan. celebrated the 40th anniversary...and 22 under the joint sponsorship of Abilene and its Japanese sister city, Minori-Machi...Eisenhower Center and Presidential Library in Abilene, Kan. The cooperative program between... Read more
History Project Aims to Reawaken Abilene, Kan., Tourism.
Newspaper article from: The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 12/3/2003; 508 words ; ...April Middleton Dec. 3--A plan to bring Abilene's rich, cowtown history back to life by...as a tourist destination. The New Old Abilene Town, as it is being called, is projected...entertainment, food, shops and saloons. Historic Abilene, Inc., a nonprofit group, unveiled the... Read more
Abilene leaders want to upgrade cowtown for people interested in fun, Old West
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 1/8/2006; ; 430 words ; ...used to be able to catch the stage at Old Abilene Town. Now a group of visionary leaders...historic representation of the Old West. Abilene certainly has history. During the 1870s...of cattle were driven up the trail with Abilene as their destination. It became the first... Read more
Funding sources for Abilene, Kan., redevelopment district still in doubt.
Newspaper article from: Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas); 11/30/2004; 553 words ; Byline: Duane Schrag Nov. 30--ABILENE, Kan. -- When Abilene city commissioners two weeks ago approved the creation of a redevelopment district for Old Abilene Town, it was a necessary step toward making possible $5... Read more
Hayden punishes Abilene
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 9/2/2000; ; 480 words ; ...touchdowns. By MIKE VIETTI The Capital-Journal ABILENE --- From his first juke on the first kickoff of the first game of the season, Abilene fans knew Hayden senior Jesse Tetuan spelled...touchdowns in Hayden's 57-0 thrashing of Abilene. "It was good to finally get a game in... Read more
Abilene, Kan., citizens urge city to build house for new fort residents.
Newspaper article from: Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas); 4/5/2006; 550 words ; Byline: Duane Schrag Apr. 5--ABILENE -- With Fort Riley, just 25 miles east of Abilene, suddenly expecting more than 30,000 new, permanent residents, Abilene should be building houses. And fast, citizens were told Tuesday night at a meeting in Abilene... Read more

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