Editing Cedar Point, Kansas (section)

===19th century===
[[Image:Map elk chase kansas.jpg|thumb|left|1893 Railroad Map shows<br/>"Cedar Point" and "Cedar Grove"]]
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France.  In 1803, most of the land for [[History of Kansas|modern day Kansas]] was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile [[Louisiana Purchase]] for 2.83 [[Penny (United States coin)|cents]] per [[acre]].

In 1806, [[Zebulon Pike]] led the [[Pike Expedition]] westward from [[St Louis, Missouri]], of which part of their journey followed the [[Cottonwood River (Kansas)|Cottonwood River]] through [[Chase County, Kansas|Chase County]] near the current city of Cedar Point.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zebulonpike.org/maps/kansas/MAINSEKS.pdf |title=1806 Pike Expedition map through Marion County. |access-date=2016-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317175019/http://zebulonpike.org/maps/kansas/MAINSEKS.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]].  In 1855, [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]] was established within the [[Kansas Territory]], which included the land for modern day Cedar Point.

In 1862, '''Cedar Point''' was founded.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n261 154]}}</ref> The first post office in Cedar Point was established in 1862.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:CS |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=5 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125935/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ACS |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1867, a log dam was built across the [[Cottonwood River (Kansas)|Cottonwood River]], and a wooden-frame mill was constructed for sawing lumber.  The following year (1868) it was converted to grind flour and named Cedar Point Mill.  In 1870, the name was changed to [[Drinkwater & Schriver Mill]].  In 1871, construction of the current stone structure was started, then completed in 1875.  In 1884, the log dam was replaced by a stone dam.<ref name="CPM-History">[http://www.cedarpointmill.com/history/ Mill History; Drinkwater & Schriver Mill Inc.]</ref>

In 1871, the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] built a main line east-west and built a nearby station named '''Cedar Grove''' in the valley north of Cedar Point.<ref name="Santa Fe Rail History">[http://kansasheritage.org/research/rr/santafe.html Santa Fe Rail History]</ref> In 1996, it merged with [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] and renamed to the current [[BNSF Railway]].  Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Santa Fe".