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=====Land Transfer Events to Statehood (1861)=====

1803    Included in the Louisiana Purchase from France.

1804    Louisiana Purchase organized into the "District of Louisiana" and the
        Territory of Orleans (Louisiana).

1805    "District of Louisiana" reorganized as Territory of Louisiana.

1812    Territory of Louisiana reorganized into Missouri Territory (aka The Indian Country).

1850    Texas borders finalized.  With an unorganized piece (SW KS, OK panhandle).
        ?added to Missouri Territory?

1854    Kansas Territory (Kansas and Central/Eastern Colorado) created from the Missouri Territory.

1861    Kansas admitted to the Union as 34th state.  Remainder of Kansas
        Territory (Central/Eastern Colorado) added to the Colorado Territory.

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12/1998 M.A.Leonard, Last Update-01/02/2006