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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
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Limestone and flint on the surface of the soil kept it from being tilled

Did You Know?
Zebulon Pike unknowingly named the Flint Hills based on his journal entry in 1806 as he camped and passed through the hills of flint. This flint kept the prairie from being tilled. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Last Updated: October 12, 2009 at 11:03 MST