Shallow Water, Kansas
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| Coordinates: 38°22′25″N 100°54′47″W / 38.37361°N 100.91306°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Scott |
| Elevation | 2,949 ft (899 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-64200 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 471510 [1] |
Shallow Water is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
Its post office was established January 13, 1913, and closed October 31, 1957.[2] Shallow Water is the northern terminus of the Garden City Western Railway.
Education
Shallow Water is a part of USD 466 Scott County.[3]
Shallow Water schools were closed through school unification. The Shallow Water High School mascot was Shallow Water Tigers.[4] The Shallow Water Tigers won the Kansas State High School Boys class B Cross Country championship in 1960 and 1961.[5]
Notable people
- Heriberto Hermes (1932-2018), Roman Catholic bishop, was born in Shallow Water; he served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Brazil from 1990 to 2009.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Shallow Water, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "USD 466". USD 466. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Tigers Trip Leoville", Garden City Telegram, 6 February 1967, p.3.
- ^ "Cross Country". KSHSAA. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ A morte de Dom Heriberto Hermes (in Portuguese)
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