On June 8, 1974, an F4 tornado struck Emporia, killing six people, injuring 200 people, and causing $25 million in damages. Eisenhower signed the bill into law on October 8, 1954. Representative Edward Rees introduced legislation in The United States Congress to rename Armistice Day as Veterans Day.
At the urging of local shoe cobbler Alvin J. In 1953, Emporia was the site of the first Veterans Day observance in the United States. The first railroad was extended to Emporia in 1869. The paper became the widely perceived model of excellence in small-town journalism. Emporia is particularly known for its newspaper, the Emporia Gazette, published in the first half of the 20th century by the legendary newspaperman William Allen White. Located on upland prairie, Emporia was founded on in 1857, drawing its name from ancient Carthage, a place known in history as a prosperous center of commerce.
Emporia is the principal city of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lyon and Chase counties.Įmporia is also a college town, home to Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916.
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