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This proclamation was issued by Governor Thomas Osborn in response to the grasshopper plague that hit the state of Kansas in 1874. The grasshoppers had destroyed most of the farmers' crops, thus "threatening great suffering among the people." Osborn called for the state legislature to convene on September 15, 1874 to discuss the best plan of action.
Creator: Osborn, Thomas Andrew, 1836-1898
Date: 1874
This concise source illustrates the severity of the plague, and could work well with any of the sources that refer to the grasshoppers, including Martha Valentine's reminiscence, Gardiner's diary, the letter by A. W. Johnson, and the cartoon of Mr. G. Hopper."
KS:7th:3.7:Challenges of Settlement (2005)
Item Number: 675
Call Number: QL.1 G *3-7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 675
Agriculture - Environment - Pests - Grasshoppers
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Challenges of settlement (Indicator 7) - Grasshoppers
Date - 1870s - 1874
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - House of Representatives
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - Senate
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
People - Notable Kansans - Osborn, Thomas Andrew, 1836-1898
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Newspapers
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