Antelope, Kansas

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{{See also|History of Kansas}}

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1855, Marion County was established within the Kansas Territory, which included the land for modern day Antelope.{{Cite web |url=http://www.marioncoks.net/AboutMarionCounty/History/tabid/7634/Default.aspx |title=The History of Marion County and Courthouse |access-date=April 23, 2014 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227021903/http://www.marioncoks.net/AboutMarionCounty/History/tabid/7634/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north–south from Herington through Antelope to Caldwell.{{Cite web |url=http://home.covad.net/~scicoatnsew/rihist4.htm |title=Rock Island Rail History |access-date=2010-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619230000/http://home.covad.net/~scicoatnsew/rihist4.htm |archive-date=2011-06-19 |url-status=dead }} It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, and finally merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

A post office existed in Antelope from July 25, 1870, to June 20, 1988.{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MN |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828–1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=14 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009130856/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AMN |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}

Antelope is located in the scenic Flint Hills and Great Plains of the state of Kansas. between Marion and Lincolnville next to the Union Pacific Railroad.

Antelope has one listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

• Amelia Park Bridge[http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Marion_AmeliaParkBridgeBridge112NR.pdf National Register of Historic Places - Amelia Park Bridge] (NRHP), 1 mile north-east of Antelope on 260th Street.
• Island Field Ranch House[http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Marion_IslandFieldRanchHouseNR.pdf National Register of Historic Places - Island Field Ranch House] (NRHP), 1 mile east of Antelope on U.S. Route 77. Childhood home of Alvin Silas Wight.

The community is served by Centre USD 397 public school district. The high school is a member of T.E.E.N., a shared video teaching network between five area high schools.[http://teen632.org T.E.E.N. video teaching network]

• Centre School; 2374 310th St, Lost Springs, KS; between Lost Springs and Lincolnville, east of U.S. 77 highway.

{{See also|Media in Wichita, Kansas|List of newspapers in Kansas|List of radio stations in Kansas|List of television stations in Kansas}}

• Marion County Record, newspaper from Marion.
• Hillsboro Free Press, free newspaper for greater Marion County area.

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U.S. Route 77 is {{convert|1|mi}} east of Antelope. The Oklahoma Kansas Texas (OKT){{cite web | title = UP Railroad Common Line Names | publisher = Union Pacific Railroad | url = http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/attachments/upcomnam.pdf | accessdate = 2010-08-02}} line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs through the community.

• Internet
• Satellite is provided by HughesNet, StarBand, WildBlue.
• TV
• Satellite is provided by DirecTV, Dish Network.
• Terrestrial is provided by regional digital TV stations.
• Electricity
• Community and Rural areas provided by [http://www.flinthillsrec.com Flint Hills RECA].

• Alvin Silas Wight, (1887–1949), Kansas House of Representatives,[http://www.kslib.info/legislators Kansas Legislators Past & Present] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801091621/http://www.kslib.info/legislators/ |date=2010-08-01 }} Educator, Farmer, his childhood home was the Island Field Ranch (NRHP), see above.

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Kansas

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{{See also|Marion County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Marion County, Kansas}}

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;Historical

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509035324/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/cemetery/CemList.html Marion County cemetery list], archive of KsGenWeb
• [https://www.kshs.org/p/marion-county-history-bibliography/13487 Marion County history bibliography], [https://www.kshs.org/p/marion-county-schools-bibliography/13662 Marion County school bibliography], Kansas Historical Society

;Maps

• [https://archive.org/download/usgs_drg_ks_38096_d8/o38096d8.tif Topo Map of Lincolnville / Antelope area], USGS

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