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The story of the naming of Olathe goes back to 1857 and the founder John T. Barton. He purportedly thought the area was so beautiful with its blooming wildflowers and rolling prairie land that he asked his Shawnee interpreter how to say "beautiful" in his native language. His response was "Olathe."
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Olathe, o-lä'this, a post-town, capital of Johnson co., Kansas, in Olathe township, 27 miles E.S.E. of Lawrence, 21 miles S.W. of Kansas City, and...Read MORE... 
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Olathe, a banking city, capital of Johnson co., Kan., 21 miles SW. of Kansas City, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and other railroads. It...Read MORE... - 1912 - March 23-24 - Olathe KS received 37 inches of snow in a snowstorm, establishing a single storm record for the state of Kansas.
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1895 - Olathe
Olathe, o-lä'this, a post-town, capital of Johnson co., Kansas, in Olathe township, 27 miles E.S.E. of Lawrence, 21 miles S.W. of Kansas City, and... Read MORE...
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Olathe, a banking city, capital of Johnson co., Kan., 21 miles SW. of Kansas City, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and other railroads. It... Read MORE...
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1912 - March 23-24 - Olathe KS received 37 inches of snow in a snowstorm, establishing a single storm record for the state of Kansas.
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