- The word
means "bird" in the Kaw language. The name was
often spelled Washungah. The town was
established in 1903 at the
headquarters of the Kaw tribe...
- the four Kaw bands: the Picayune, Koholo, Rock Cr****, and Half-breed.
Washungah was
elected as the
Chief Councilor in 1885 and the
tribal headquarters...
- John Rhea Eads
around 1913. They
would have six more children.
Chief Washungah died in 1908. Not
until 1922 did the Kaws
would have
another tribal leader...
- City
Depot More
images October 3, 1979 (#79001996) West of Kaw City on
Washungah Dr. 36°45′53″N 96°51′29″W / 36.7647°N 96.8581°W / 36.7647; -96.8581...