Oklahoma State Highway 14 route continued north along present-day U.S. 281 through Alva to the state line south of Hardtner, Kansas. (The old road north of Vici became part of SH-34.) New U.S. routes were added to Oklahoma's highway system in 1938. Among these were US-281, formerly a split route with one section in Kansas and one in Texas, which was connected in 1938 via Oklahoma; also added in 1938 was a southern extension of US-183. These two routes were overlaid onto SH-14, with US-183 entering the state from the south near Davidson and following the SH-14 route to Seiling, and US-281 taking the
Eisenhower State Park (Kansas) a great place to observe or partake in hunting (by permission only). Hunting is allowed throughout the park except on the waterfowl refuge, which is open to wildlife viewing from January 15 to October 1. Eisenhower State Park (Kansas) Eisenhower State Park is a state park in Osage County, Kansas, United States, located northeast of Emporia and south of Topeka. The park was formerly known as Melvern State Park, due to its location on the north shore of the Melvern Lake, was renamed in 1990 to honor former president Dwight D. Eisenhower. The park includes of prairie, of woodland, and