Rock, Kansas

Rock, Kansas
Rock, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	Location within Cowley county
	Rock, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas Rock, Kansas Rock, Kansas (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°26′25″N 97°0′23″W / 37.44028°N 97.00639°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cowley
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	67131
Area code	620

Rock is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.^[1]

History

19th century

The post office was established August 12, 1870.^[2] The nearby Bucher Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado, in 1881 it was extended to Douglass, and later to Arkansas City.^[3] The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942.^[4] The original branch line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City.

20th century

On Aug 24, 1978, the town was evacuated when a major oxidizer spill at a Titan II ICBM site (533-7) 2.5 miles south of the town.^[5] The spill resulted in the deaths of 2 Airmen that were based out of the 381st Strategic Missile Wing, McConnell AFB, approximately 20 miles away.

21st century

In 2010, the Keystone XL Pipeline was constructed about 2.5 miles west of Rock, north to south through Butler County, with much controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).^[6]^[7] A pumping station named Rock was built along the pipeline.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock, Kansas
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
^ Railway Abandonment 1942
^ http://www.techbastard.com/missile/titan2/accident_533-7_1978.php
^ Keystone Pipeline - Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal; April 18, 2010.
^ Keystone Pipeline - TransCanada inspecting pipeline; December 10, 2010.

External links

History of Rock, Kansas
Keystone Oil Pipeline, Detailed system map (near Rock)

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock, Kansas

[2] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[3] Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.

[Abandon_Railway_1942-4] Railway Abandonment 1942

[5] ttp://www.techbastard.com/missile/titan2/accident_533-7_1978.php

[6] Keystone Pipeline - Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal; April 18, 2010.

[7] Keystone Pipeline - TransCanada inspecting pipeline; December 10, 2010.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Cowley County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Winfield
Cities	Arkansas City Atlanta Burden Cambridge Dexter Geuda Springs‡ Parkerfield Udall Winfield	Map of Kansas highlighting Cowley County
Unincorporated communities	Akron Floral Grand Summit Hackney Hooser Kellogg Maple City New Salem† Rock† Silverdale† Tisdale Vinton Wilmot
Ghost towns	Etzanoa
Townships	Beaver Bolton Cedar Creswell Dexter Fairview Grant Harvey Liberty Maple Ninnescah Omnia Otter Pleasant Valley Richland Rock Creek Salem Sheridan Silver Creek Silverdale Spring Creek Tisdale Vernon Walnut Windsor
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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