Editing Graham County, Kansas (section)

===19th century===
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. 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 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]]. Graham County was organized in 1880.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o8X5krq3fP8C&pg=PA771 | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=771| isbn=9780722249055 }}</ref>  In 1887, '''Graham County''' was established and named for Captain John L. Graham,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA140 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=140}}</ref> a Union soldier killed in action at the [[Battle of Chickamauga]] in [[Tennessee]] on September 19, 1863.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graham County, Kansas - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society |url=https://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/graham-county-kansas/15288 |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Kansas Historical Society}}</ref>