Pillsbury Crossing

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Pillsbury Crossing is a waterfall in Riley County, Kansas, USA. It is located on a stream known as Deep Creek. The waterfall is about 40 feet wide and has a drop of around 5 feet. Below Pillsbury Crossing, Deep Creek flows into the Kansas River.

The waterfall is named for Josiah Pillsbury, a Free-State settler in Kansas Territory who homesteaded by the crossing in 1855. Pillsbury was a member of the Free-State Topeka Legislature and the failed Leavenworth Constitutional Convention. In 1863, Pillsbury moved into nearby Manhattan, Kansas, where he established a newspaper named the Manhattan Independent.

[edit] References

• Manhattan Mercury, March 20, 2005

[edit] External links

• Pilsbury Crossing - Kansas Geological Survey

• Pillsbury Crossing is at coordinates 39°07′47″N 96°26′26″W / 39.1297200, -96.4405551 (Pillsbury Crossing)Coordinates: 39°07′47″N 96°26′26″W / 39.1297200, -96.4405551 (Pillsbury Crossing)