▁ ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁g host ▁town ▁that ▁was ▁located ▁approximately ▁ 3 . 5 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Le high ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁rail road . ▁ ▁No ▁buildings ▁remain ▁of ▁this ▁former ▁community . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁ ▁For ▁many ▁mill enn ia , ▁the ▁Great ▁Pla ins ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁nom adic ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁to ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁France ▁claimed ▁ownership ▁of ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁after ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War , ▁France ▁secret ly ▁c eded ▁New ▁France ▁to ▁Spain , ▁per ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Font aine ble au . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁Spain ▁returned ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁modern ▁day ▁Kansas ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁France ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 2 8 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁mile ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase ▁for ▁ 2 . 8 3 ▁c ents ▁per ▁a cre . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Territ ory ▁was ▁organized , ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁Kansas ▁became ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁U . S . ▁state . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁Mar ion ▁County ▁was ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Territ