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Ottawa (pronounced / ˈ ɒ t ə w ɑː /) is a city in, and the county seat of, Franklin County, Kansas, United States. It is located on both banks of the Marais des Cygnes River near the center of Franklin County.
- Old Depot Museum. This exceptional local history museum has the perfect setting, in an historic two-story depot building on the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad (LL&G).
- Downtown Ottawa. Along Main Street, just south of the Marais Des Cygnes River, downtown Ottawa is preserved as an historic district. Commercial districts don’t come much prettier or so full of life, and the latter is thanks to a big helping of locally owned stores, restaurants and other businesses.
- Prairie Spirit Trail. The Old Depot Museum is also the northern trailhead for a 50-mile path along the right-of-way of the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad as far as Iola.
- Franklin County Courthouse. An abiding landmark for downtown Ottawa is the seat of government, completed in a Romanesque Revival style in 1893. The architect was one George P. Washburn (1846-1922), whose practice was right here in Ottawa and designed no fewer than 13 courthouses and nine Carnegie libraries in Kansas.
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Ottawa, city, seat (1864) of Franklin county, eastern Kansas, U.S. It lies on the Marais des Cygnes River. Ottawa was founded in 1864 near the Ottawa Indian Baptist Mission, which had been established in 1837 on lands given (1832) to the Ottawa Indians in exchange for their Ohio lands.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ottawa, Kansas, located on both banks of the Marais des Cygnes River, is the county seat of Franklin County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 12,625. It is the home of Ottawa University. Deriving its name from the Ottawa Indians, the city was laid out on the Ottawa Reservation. John Tecumseh Jones.
Ottawa, County seat of Franklin County, is a breath of small-town Kansas charm located just minutes from suburbia. Enjoy boutique shopping and unique dining on the historic main street. Art and culture; two story Train Depot Museum , Plaza 1907; oldest cinema in the world, Carnegie Cultural Center , public murals and quilt barn art await your ...
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