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Manhattan, Kansas: Nestled in the heart of the scenic Flint Hills, Manhattan is a thriving center for trade, education, government, health care and entertainment. The Manhattan area features an excellent university, respected army post, fine arts, exciting sports teams and a wide range of other attractions. Manhattan is the county seat of Riley County. The city has a population of 46,803 and the county is home to 63,019 people. For over 150 years, the city of Manhattan has been the pride of the Flint Hills.
When the Cincinnati and Kansas Land Company left Ohio on the steamboat Hartford, the goal was settle a town in central Kansas and name it Manhattan, after the great city of the east. After the Hartford ran aground in the Kansas River in 1855 the company met with settlers who were already in the area and joined forces to form a new town. Among the native tallgrass prairies in the midst of a valley oasis, the city of Manhattan planted its roots, and since that day, Manhattan has grown to be the gem of the Flint Hills. Today Manhattan, affectionately called the Little Apple® after its namesake, enjoys over 150 years as regional leader in trade, education, government, health care and entertainment. Information copied from the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
Kansas State University is located in the heart of Manhattan, Kansas. The campus is composed of 664 acres with 23,000 students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries. K-State got its start in 1858, when Bluemont Central College was founded and 53 students enrolled. Five years later K-State became the first college in America to be officially designated a land-grant school. Information copied from the Kansas State Webpage.
Photo tour of the K-State Campus: http://www.k-state.edu/facilities/tour/
College of Architecture, Planning and Design: http://www.capd.ksu.edu/
