What is Southeast Kansas?
[[Image:Map of Kansas highlighting Southeast Kansas.gif|thumb|Map of the region]] '''Southeast Kansas''' is a [[region]] of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Kansas]]. It can be generally defined by [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson County]] in the northwest, [[Bourbon County, Kansas|Bourbon County]] in the northeast, [[Cherokee County, Kansas|Cherokee County]] in the southeast, and [[Montgomery County, Kansas|Montgomery County]] in the southwest. [[Geography|Geographically]] it mostly has broad rolling landscape located between the [[Flint Hills]] to the west and includes [[the Ozarks]] to the southeast. Some notable [[town]]s there include [[Pittsburg, Kansas|Pittsburg]], [[Parsons, Kansas|Parsons]], [[Coffeyville, Kansas|Coffeyville]], [[Independence, Kansas|Independence]], [[Chanute, Kansas|Chanute]], [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]], and [[Iola, Kansas|Iola]]. The first people to live there were some [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[tribe]]s. Others included [[frontier]] towns that relied on [[cattle]] [[ranching]] and [[mining]]. They were hurt by [[violence]] over the issue of [[slavery]]. This happened both before and during the [[American Civil War]] (see [[Bleeding Kansas]]). The most common type of mining in Southeast Kansas was coal mining. This contributed to the amount of coal found. It also contributed to the [[quality]] and thickness of coal in Southeast Kansas. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/hazards/mine/workshops/kdot/kansas01.cfm | title=Archived: Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned Underground Mines - Mine Workshops - Geohazards - Geotech - Bridges & Structures - Federal Highway Administration }}</ref> Southeast Kansas has one of the well-made recreations of early life in the [[United States Army]] at [[Fort Scott National Historic Site]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Wikivoyage|Southeastern Kansas}} *[http://www.sekinfo.com/ SEKInfo] *[http://www.sekinc.org/ Southeast Kansas, Inc.] *[h