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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